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    Product development

    Bugs, feedback and product ideas arrive with the evidence attached.

    Software issues and physical-product opportunities need different questions. Both get a structured request, an owner, a due date and a recorded product decision — with AI output reviewed by a person.

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    NNorthline Product

    Product Request

    Software

    Request type * Bug Feature request Research insight
    Problem or signal *CSV export replaces accented characters (é, ñ) with “?” in customer names.
    User impact *Every French and Spanish customer list; weekly export
    Evidence Two sample files attached; steps to reproduce in the description
    Starter form for Product DevelopmentSubmit request
    NNorthline Product

    Product opportunity

    Physical product · configured type

    Product / opportunity *Trailside compact fire pit
    Account *Cedar Market
    Retail price target $149
    Target product cost $49
    First-year forecast quantity 3,000
    Packaging requirements Bilingual retail carton, protective inserts
    A request type you configureSubmit opportunity

    The situation

    A good signal loses its evidence on the way in.

    A support message becomes a one-line ticket; a sales idea becomes a hallway conversation. Reproduction steps, affected users, targets and quantities disappear. A product request keeps the problem, the impact and the evidence together until someone decides.

    How it works

    From the first message to a recorded outcome.

    1. 01

      The right request type

      Bug, feature request, research insight or product question — each with problem, user impact and evidence fields.

    2. 02

      A physical product is different

      Configure a request type for commercial opportunities: account, market, price and cost targets, forecast and packaging.

    3. 03

      An owner reviews

      The product workspace requires human review of AI output and never sends a reply automatically.

    4. 04

      The decision is kept

      Write the decision into the resolution notes, reply to the reporter, and keep what you learned as product knowledge.

    #112Product Request · BugOpen

    CSV export drops accented characters

    Reporter
    Support team
    Product Area
    Reporting
    Owner
    Maya Chen

    Submitted answers

    User impact
    Every French and Spanish customer list; weekly export
    Desired outcome
    Exports keep UTF-8 characters intact

    export-sample-fr.csv · export-sample-es.csv

    AI Assistant Human review required
    Automatic sending blocked

    Problem Signal

    Looks for: the user problem, expected behavior, observed behavior, evidence, and reproduction details.

    Product Next Steps

    Looks for: research or delivery uncertainty, acceptance signal, and the next product decision or investigation.

    #115Product opportunity · configured typePending

    Trailside compact fire pit

    Reporter
    Sales · Cedar Market account
    Owner
    Product review board

    Submitted answers

    Retail / cost target
    $149 / $49
    First-year forecast
    3,000 units

    Resolution notes: “Proceed to sampling; revisit packaging cost.”

    Illustration with fictional records. The software request uses the Product Development starter form; the fire-pit opportunity is a request type you would configure.

    Set up for this work

    The Product Development profile, out of the box.

    A workspace set up with this profile starts with these defaults. Rename terms and switch modules on or off later; the review policy stays with the profile.

    A request is called
    Product Request
    Who asks · for whom
    Reporter · Product Area
    Owned by
    Owner
    Time tracked by
    Requested due dates
    Starter form
    Product Request: Request type, Problem or signal, User impact, Evidence, Desired outcome
    AI review
    Human review of AI output by default; automatic sending blocked
    Knowledge filed as
    Product Learning in Product Knowledge

    The analysis is guided to look forProblem Signal · Product Next Steps

    • the user problem, expected behavior, observed behavior, evidence, and reproduction details
    • affected segment, frequency, reach, severity, dependencies, and current workaround
    • research or delivery uncertainty, acceptance signal, and the next product decision or investigation

    Priority rises for

    • data loss, security, severe regression, or inability to complete a core workflow
    • broad customer reach, strategic-account impact, or a launch blocker
    • high-frequency friction with no reasonable workaround

    From the product’s profile instructions. The analysis can be wrong; your team decides.

    What it won’t do

    • Not a replacement for an issue tracker, roadmap tool, PLM or production planning system.
    • Commercial fields are configured by you; Assist Engine does not calculate margins or forecasts.
    • Suggested replies are drafts; a person sends them.

    Try it with this team’s questions.

    The sample runs in your browser. Nothing is submitted, and no account is needed.

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