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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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Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen10-20 min dailyWochen bis Monate je Goal
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews13-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
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Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree