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Tools of the Trade: Visualizing Discovery with Opportunity Solution Trees

Product Talk

The opportunity solution tree helps visualize all the work that goes into continuous discovery. And while opportunity solution trees have become increasingly common among product teams, there’s still plenty of room for customization, both in the way you set up your trees and the tools you use to build them.

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The Power of Opportunity Solution Trees: 7 Key Benefits Revealed

Product Talk

Opportunity solution trees are a simple way of visually representing the paths you might take to reach a desired outcome. These are the customer needs, pain points, and desires that, if addressed, will drive your desired outcome. Below the opportunity space is the solution space. Next is the opportunity space.

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Tools of the Trade: A Look at Pendo’s Discovery Tech Stack

Product Talk

For example, while Teresa recommends creating a product trio that includes a product manager, engineering lead, and a designer, she acknowledges that some product trios might be made up of slightly different members. But again, there’s no rule that requires you to use the opportunity solution tree. Tweet This.

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Assumption Testing: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

Product Talk

A regular cadence of assumption testing helps product teams quickly determine which ideas will work and which ones won’t. And sadly, most product teams don’t do any assumption testing at all. In this article, I’ll cover assumption testing from beginning to end, including: Why should product teams test their assumptions?

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Systems Thinking and its Relevance to Strategic Planning in UX Research

UX Planet

Systemic Thinking: The Key to an Impactful UX Strategy Systems Thinking is a holistic approach to problem analysis and solving that emphasizes viewing systems as a whole, rather than focusing only on individual parts. What is Systems Thinking? Interrelationship: all parts affect each other within a system.

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Product Trios: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Get Started

Product Talk

How can you get your engineer to participate in your product trio? How can product trios work with user researchers? Most product trios are comprised of a product manager, a designer, and an engineer. The most common form of cross-functional collaboration happens between product managers, designers, and engineers.

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How to Conduct a UX Audit in SaaS

Userpilot

In the world of SaaS, having a seamless user experience can make or break your company's success. This is why conducting a UX audit is so important – to understand where the user experience is lacking and why. Study behavior trends to highlight any UX designs users avoid. SMART goal-setting framework.