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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 Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen5-20 min30-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-203-123-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsOpportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
EstimationEffortRisk
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds
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