The request, as it arrived
What it must make someone do
Five request types
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Before You Make the Asset
A PMM clarity check for requests that look simple but are hiding unresolved decisions.
A quick asset is only quick when the thinking behind it is ready.
The request may sound simple: a one-pager, a sales deck, a product page, a battlecard, a launch brief, an AI-assisted draft. But many asset requests are not really asset problems.
No email required. PDF worksheet.Request arrivesClarity filterMake, pause, temporary, escalate, or kill
They are unclear buyer, message, proof, risk, or ownership problems showing up as production work.
This worksheet helps PMM check the thinking before turning ambiguity into a polished file.
worksheet previewWhat you inspect
Eight areas, scored 0 to 2
The veto rule
What the score means
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What the download helps you inspect.
Diagnose the request
The request, as it arrived
What it must make someone do
Five request types
Which one this really is
Score the readiness
Eight areas, scored 0 to 2
The veto rule
What the score means
The decision
Price the pause
What is waiting on this
What the delay costs
The missing decision
Who owns it
Check proof and risk
Strongest claim
Proof decision
Eight risks
Risk decision
Say it out loud
Five ready-to-send responses
The final question
When to use it
- sales decks
- one-pagers
- battlecards
- product pages
- launch briefs
- sales enablement assets
- AI-assisted drafts
- campaign pages
- product messaging docs
What it helps you diagnose
- a real asset request
- a clarity request
- an alignment request
- an urgency request
- a strategy request disguised as copy
What it helps prevent
- polished assets built on unclear thinking
- decks sales has to translate live
- product pages that explain the product but do not help the buyer decide
- battlecards that compare competitors but do not help when the buyer hesitates
- AI drafts that get approved without judgment
- PMM absorbing decisions that belong to product, sales, leadership, or GTM
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Download the worksheet.
Use it before the work turns into a polished file with unresolved thinking underneath it.
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