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id: ins_ashley-bass-intake-interview-guide-for-pmm-gtm-alignment
title: 'An intake interview guide aligns PM and PMM before any GTM work begins.'
operator: Ashley Bass
operator_role: 'Experienced SaaS Product and GtM leader | PM and PMM trainer, coach | Board Observer | Brewery Owner'
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# An intake interview guide aligns PM and PMM before any GTM work begins.

## Claim
Before building messaging, launch plans, or enablement, use an Intake Interview Guide to extract critical information from Product Management, the real customer problem, what's launch-ready, who will care first, and what success looks like.

## Mechanism
The structured interview surfaces assumptions and exposes unknowns early, giving PMM the inputs needed to make smart GTM decisions. Sharing it in advance and using it in confidence creates alignment quickly and sets up shared knowledge for positioning, messaging, and launch plans.