Techniques Guide
Ideation Techniques
Value Proposition Canvas
❓What is it A value proposition framework is a structured approach to defining and communicati...
OKR Mapping
❓What is it Identifies and aligns objectives or goals defined at a service/product level with ...
Ideation Workshop
❓What is it This collaborative technique involves running a physical or virtual session to act...
Amazon PR release
❓What is it A future visioning technique to articulate the benefits of the idea at the point o...
6 Thinking Hats
❓What is it Design thinking and group discussion are highly complex processes in which thought...
Idea capture form
❓What is it A template that provokes a product mindset and critical thinking to develop, artic...
Discovery Techniques
5 Whys
❓What is it This analytical technique is intended to get to the root cause of a problem by ask...
Value Proposition Canvas
❓What is it A value proposition framework is a structured approach to defining and communicati...
Empathy Mapping
❓What is it A collaborative technique used by user research to build a broader understanding o...
User Journey Mapping
❓What is it A customer journey map is a visual representation of the activity a user undertake...
OKR Mapping
❓What is it Identifies and aligns objectives or goals defined at a service/product level with ...
Problem Definition
❓What is it Defines a perceived unmet user need in a clear, concise description through the us...
Opportunity Solution Tree
❓What is it A visual aid that can help you find the best place to focus your team’s energies o...
User interviews
❓What is it This is a cornerstone of qualitative research, and is recommended that some user r...
Observational study
❓What is it Watching and analysing users in their natural environment to understand their beha...
Surveys
❓What is it Creating and distributing a structured questionnaire to gather insights, feedback,...
Assumption impact quadrant matrix
❓What is it A visualisation of the biggest assumptions and unknowns captured at various points...
Validation Techniques
Team Charter
❓What is it A Team Charter is a collaborative document defining a team's purpose, objectives, ...
Test and Learn Cards
❓What is it A simple to use template that encapsulates the experiment to run against a defined...
Hypothesis Creation
❓What is it Acknowledges that no matter how much research you do, your service enhancement is ...
Cost of Delay Prioritisation
(also known as CD3 or WSJF) ❓What is it A prioritisation approach to make value and urgency m...
Effort/Value Matrix (2*2) Prioritisation
❓What is it It is used to help quickly prioritize a backlog of work associated to a service or...
A/B Testing
❓What is it Also known as Split testing is a method of comparing two versions of a digital ass...
Card Sorting
❓What is it Card sorting is a user-centred design technique used to explore how users group an...
Data Analysis
❓What is it Data analytics is the process of analysing raw data in order to draw out meaningfu...
NPS/ CSAT metric
❓What is it NPS and CSAT are the two primary industry wide measures to gauge end users overall...
Lo-Fi Prototyping
❓What is it Lo-fi or low-fidelity prototyping, is a technique used in the early stages of the ...
Service Design Blueprint Mapping
(Future State) ❓What is it Service Design Blueprints come in two forms - current and future ...
Usability testing
❓What is it Usability testing is a research method used to evaluate how usable, desirable and ...
User Story Mapping
❓What is it User story mapping is a visual representation of the user journey across a product...
Delivery Techniques
User Story Mapping
❓What is it User story mapping is a visual representation of the user journey across a product...
3Cs (Backlog Refinement)
❓What is it The Three Cs stand for Card, Conversation, and Confirmation and is a approach to r...
User Story Writing
❓What is it User story writing captures product requirements from the perspective of the end u...
Cost of Delay Prioritisation
(also known as CD3 or WSJF) ❓What is it A prioritisation approach to make value and urgency m...
Effort/Value Matrix (2*2) Prioritisation
❓What is it It is used to help quickly prioritize a backlog of work associated to a service or...
BDD - Behaviour Driven Development
❓What is it Acceptance criteria in the context of BDD refer to the specific behaviours a syste...
Vertical Story Slicing
❓What is it Vertical story slicing" is a concept used primarily in agile software development,...
User Story Splitting
❓What is it User story splitting breaks down a large user story into smaller multiple user sto...
Estimation - Planning Poker
❓What is it It is a consensus-based estimation technique that produces quick and reliable esti...
Sprint Planning
❓What is it It's the event where the team determines the backlog items they will work on durin...
Sprint Retrospectives
❓What is it Regular Retrospectives are dedicated sessions where teams reflect on their process...
Sprint Review
❓What is it Sprint reviews takes place in an informal atmosphere at the end of each sprint, wi...
Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
❓What is it Infrastructure as code (IAC) is a formalised way of scripting infrastructure requi...