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PM Communication Pack.
24 fill-in templates for status updates, exec asks, saying no, delays, and investor or board updates.
Every template has the same five parts: when to use it, and when to use a different template instead; the fill-in template; a worked example for Northpine, one fictional B2B SaaS company that runs through every template, so the examples read as one project story; a bad-vs-good rewrite with the reasons the rewrite works; a short before-you-send checklist.
This is a paid template. This page only describes it; the PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and CSV are delivered by Gumroad after purchase. Listed at $29 as a one-time purchase. See Gumroad for the current price. Running your work in Product Manager OS? Use these templates for the messages that go out from it. Doing discovery? See the Discovery & User Interview Kit. Each product is sold separately.
What's inside
Routine updates: Weekly Status Update, 1:1 Agenda, OKR Check-In, Meeting Recap and Action Items. Getting a yes from leadership: Executive One-Pager, Decision Memo, Quarterly Roadmap Review, Board Pre-Read (product section). Bad news and conflict: Saying No to a Feature Request, Incident Communication (internal and customer versions), Delay Notice, Scope-Change Notice, Escalation Note. Investors: Monthly Investor Update (6 sections, under 500 words, the same metrics every month). Launches and customers: Internal Launch Announcement, Customer-Facing Release Notes, Deprecation / Sunset Notice, Reply to a Customer Feature Request. Running projects: Stakeholder Map and Comms Plan, PRD Kickoff Email, Cross-Team Dependency Ask, Project Handoff Doc, Post-Mortem Summary, Experiment / A/B Test Readout.
Format and the drafting prompt
Each template has when to use it, the fill-in, a Northpine example, a bad-vs-good rewrite, and a before-you-send checklist. An AI drafting prompt turns bullet notes plus the template into a draft in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. Missing facts come back marked [MISSING], and the draft flags the 3 weakest sentences. A pick-by-situation index maps 44 situations, such as a committed launch date that is going to slip, or two teams that disagree on ownership and nobody is deciding, to the right template. Formats: a 60+ page PDF typeset for reading and printing; one DOCX you can open in Word or Google Docs; one Markdown file per template for Notion, Obsidian, or any editor; and a CSV index (Situation / Audience / Template / File) you can import into Notion or Airtable.
Who it's for
PMs and senior PMs who write to execs, Sales, Support, and partner teams every week. New PMs who want to see what good looks like. Founders and product leads drafting investor updates and board pre-reads.
Scope and format
This is a document pack (PDF, DOCX, Markdown, CSV), not a Notion template. You can import the Markdown files and the CSV index into Notion yourself. Every template works on its own. The AI prompt is optional and works with any chat assistant. Upload the DOCX to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs. Northpine and every person, customer, and number in the examples are fictional. The investor-update template is a communication format only, not financial or legal advice. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
A closer look
