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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  UX Research Personas |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-3 Tage | 30-60 min | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | Internes Team | 1-5 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |