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A Problem Statement is a concise, contextualized description of an observed business or user problem serving as the basis for research, hypothesis formulation, and solution design. It scopes affected actors, desired outcomes, and measurement criteria, and aligns stakeholders. It reduces risk by clarifying assumptions and guiding discovery decisions.
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What you need to understand to reason about a domain.
A problem statement precisely describes who experiences an observed problem, in what context, and what outcome a solution should improve.
The practice became established in product development, design, and software work to separate observations from premature solution ideas and create shared questions for investigation.
State the affected person or organization, the situation, and its consequence first. Then describe how improvement would be recognized; leave a specific solution for a later step.
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Problem statements keep research and decisions focused on outcomes rather than preferred solutions. They remain open to multiple solutions and should be refined with evidence.
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