Product Management playbook/Module 8 · Launch

Day 78 / 100 · Launch · Release notes people read

Write about them, not you.

Customers don't care what you changed. They care what's better for them now, and whether they need to do anything.

Engineer-speak

Written For Us

  • “Refactored routing engine with async processing.”
  • “Resolved issue #4812.”
  • “Various performance improvements.”

Customer-speak

Written For Them

  • “Calls to your mobile now connect faster.”
  • “Voicemail emails no longer land in spam.”
  • “Your call history loads much quicker.”

Benefit first

Lead with what's better, not what changed.

Plain language

No jargon, ticket numbers or code names.

Show it

A screenshot or short clip beats a paragraph.

Say what to do

Any action needed? Say so clearly, up front.

Lead with what’s better for them.