View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |