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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
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen30-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation