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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
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen1-3 h1-3 hWochen bis Monate je Goal
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews2-82-83-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
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