Product Requirement Document (PRD)

Imagine Raj owns a popular barber shop, and people love getting haircuts there. But it’s always so busy that customers have to wait a long time. To fix this, Raj decided to take his business online. Now, people can book appointments through a website or app, skip the wait, and enjoy their haircut stress-free.

Excited, Raj hired a developer and shared his ideas. But as the app was built, problems began:

• Customers couldn’t pick their favorite barber.

• There was no option to cancel or reschedule appointments.

• Online payments were missing.

The app launched, but it confused customers and failed to meet their needs. Raj wasted time, money, and effort.

A friend told him, "You needed a plan! In tech, we use a Product Requirements Document (PRD). It lists what the product should do and how it works."

Raj realized his mistake. The next time, he started with a clear PRD, and his online platform succeeded, making his shop even more popular.

PRD ?

A PRD is a document that describes the purpose, features, functionality, and behavior of the product you’re about to build.

Here some steps to make the PRD .

1.Objective or Purpose

( If you don’t know what you’re aiming for, how will you know if you’ve achieved it or not? )

Basically you will write what’s your purpose to build this.

• Design and develop a dynamic website to bring the offline salon online, ensuring convenience for both the salon owner and its users.

• The platform will bridge the gap, offering a seamless online experience for bookings, services, and updates.

2.Scope

( What is in Scope and What is not ? )

• Scope: Develop attractive website with all the essential features and requirement

• Out of Scope : Developing Mobile App for the saloon after the website is live.

3.Features and Requirement

( Here’s a list of key features and requirements that could be included ) -

1. User Features

Priority-1 (p1)

• Authentication (Login/Signup) while booking .

• Display all hair and beard categories with pictures, videos, and price tags.

• Customers can book appointments and Choose their fav Barber as well.

• Option to view available time slots and book based on availability.

• Users can cancel before 30 min or reschedule appointments.

• Notifications/reminders for upcoming appointments.

• Add testimonials and Reviews

• Non-Refundable Reservation or Guaranteed Booking

Priority-2 (p2)

• Online Payments.

• Customer Profile -Profile Update , History ,Booking

• Promotions and Discounts - Refer , Promocode , Membership Plan, First-time offer

2. Admin Features

• Dashboard - managing customer bookings, appointments, and payments

• Admin can add, update, or remove services

• Ability to view barber schedules and availability.

4.Users Stories and Use Cases

Make some stories so that easy to convey the thought.

• Users can browse through videos, photos, and price tags to easily choose the perfect haircut or beard style.

• The user wants to make sure that when they visit the shop, they won’t have to wait.

• The owner can see the number of bookings and earnings.

• The user wants something to read or watch, like a TV, while they wait.

5.Technical Requirements

Write what are the technical requirements while making the project.

• Reactjs for the frontend

• Redux-Toolkit for managing State

• TailwindCSS for UI

• AceternityUI for UI

• Nodejs/Express for the Backend

• MongoDB for the Databases

• Hosting Server(AWS/Digital Ocean)

• Resend for sending Mail

• Google Calendar API

• Google Map API

6.Design Requirements

• Design

• Figma File

• Font

• HD Pictures

• HD Videos

• Good Theme

7.Success Metrics

• 1st- 100 users in 1 week on website and conversion 25%.

• 2nd - 1000 users in 1 months on website and conversion rate 30%.

• 3rd - 50000 users in 1 year on website and conversion rate 35%.

8.TimeLine

• Development time for website is 1 month.

This is all about PRD / Saloon PRD.

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