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Jobs to Be Done Research

context

8-step Jobs to Be Done product research methodology. Uncover customer motivations, map desired outcomes, and identify unmet needs through structured interviews and analysis. This skill provides strategic frameworks and structured methodologies that turn ambiguous situations into actionable plans with clear success metrics.

instructions

Step 1: Define Strategic Context

1. Identify the strategic goal — product decision, market analysis, or technical planning
2. Map stakeholders — who benefits, who decides, who implements
3. Assess current state — what exists, what works, what needs improvement
4. Define success metrics — how will we know the strategy succeeded?

Step 2: Apply Strategic Framework

1. Research — Gather data, market signals, and stakeholder input
2. Analyze — Identify patterns, gaps, and opportunities
3. Plan — Create structured roadmap with milestones and dependencies
4. Validate — Test assumptions and stress-test the plan

Step 3: Generate Strategic Output

## Strategic Analysis
 
### Situation
Current state and context assessment
 
### Objective
Desired outcome with measurable criteria
 
### Approach
Recommended strategy with rationale
 
### Key Decisions
1.Decision with rationale
2.Decision with rationale
 
### Roadmap
-Phase 1: milestone with timeline
-Phase 2: milestone with timeline
-Phase 3: milestone with timeline
 
### Risks and Mitigations
-Risk with mitigation strategy
-Risk with mitigation strategy
 
### Success Metrics
-Metric with target
-Metric with target

Step 4: Review and Iterate

• [ ] All stakeholder perspectives are considered
• [ ] Assumptions are documented and testable
• [ ] Success metrics are specific and measurable
• [ ] Risks have corresponding mitigations
• [ ] Timeline accounts for dependencies

constraints

• NEVER present strategy without measurable success criteria.
• NEVER ignore stakeholder perspectives — even opposing ones add value.
• NEVER plan beyond the horizon of reliable information.
• ALWAYS document assumptions explicitly.
• ALWAYS include risk assessment with every strategic recommendation.

examples

Example: Strategic Analysis

Input: "Use when conducting product research using the JTBD framework"

Output:

## Strategic Analysis
 
### Situation
Current state assessment with key data points.
 
### Objective
Clear, measurable outcome definition.
 
### Approach
Structured methodology with step-by-step execution plan.
 
### Success Metrics
-Primary: key metric with target
-Secondary: supporting metrics