Product Requirement Document (PRD): SkillForge Academy

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📄 PRODUCT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT (PRD)

🏫 SkillForge Academy: Online Training Institute Platform

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1. Product Overview

• Product Name: SkillForge Academy
• Reference Product: NareshIT
• Description: A robust, scalable platform providing expert-led courses in Programming, Data Science, AI, and Multimedia. Features include course discovery, online enrollment, student dashboard, admin management, and video-based learning.

2. Business Objectives

• Build scalable online education platform
• Paid course monetization
• Structured learning experience
• Strong online brand presence
• Admin-controlled content

3. Target Audience

• Primary: Students, working professionals
• Secondary: Admins/institute owners, trainers

4. Product Scope

• In Scope: Course listing, enrollment (paid/free), video delivery, student dashboard, admin panel
• Out of Scope: Live classes, AI recommendations, multi-language (Phase 1)

5. System Architecture

• React frontend → REST API (Python) → Database → Cloud Storage

6. Feature Breakdown

6.1 Public Website

• Home, Courses, Categories, About Us, Contact, Testimonials, Placement pages
• Trending courses, highlights, student testimonials, CTA

6.2 Course Management

• Course structure: title, description, instructor, duration, price, curriculum, video lectures, downloads

6.3 Student Module

• Registration/login, enrollment, dashboard, video player, progress tracking

6.4 Admin Panel

• Course CRUD, video/pdf upload, user/enrollment management, analytics dashboard

6.5 Payment Integration

• Razorpay/Stripe, secure checkout, payment confirmation, history

6.6 Search & Filtering

• Course search, filter by category, price, level

6.7 Communication

• Contact form, WhatsApp integration, email notifications

7. UI/UX

• Clean, professional UI; responsive, mobile-first; smooth animations; card layouts; dashboard navigation

8. Technology Stack

• Frontend: React (Vite), Tailwind, Framer Motion
• Backend: Python (Django/Flask)
• Database: PostgreSQL/MongoDB
• Storage: AWS S3/Firebase
• Payment: Razorpay/Stripe

9. Security

• JWT auth, encrypted passwords, payment security, role-based access

10. Success Metrics

• Registered users, enrollments, revenue, retention, course completion

11. Constraints & Risks

• Video hosting cost, payment challenges, scalability, internet dependency

12. Future Enhancements

• Live classes (Zoom), AI recommendations, mobile app, multi-instructor, forums

13. Legal & Compliance

• Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Data protection

14. Declaration

Platform inspired by NareshIT for educational/development purposes; independently designed/developed.

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