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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
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 Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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
HighMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Wochen1-2 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-105-12 Interviews4-123-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsJob Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsOpportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds
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