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Criterion
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
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Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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Agile
Specification by Example
Purposedifferent
When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen20-40 min pro Story60-90 min pro Feature
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-63-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListAcceptance Criteria, Story UpdateExample Table, Acceptance Tests
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
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Agile
Example Mapping
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
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Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions