From Problem to Solution, Faster: Using Interviews to Improve your Process and Accelerate Delivery
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From Problem to Solution Faster
Using Interviews to Improve your Process & Accelerate Delivery
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Build the right thing. Build it right.
Understand. The. Problem.
Improve
Understand Validate
goals
The Problem Interview
The Solution Interview
Mingle Plus
WYSIWYG
Lead Time
12 5.5
The Problem Interview
A technique for problem discovery and understanding
If I had an hour to save the world I would spend 59 minutes defining the
problem and 1 minute finding solutions
“ ”
It’s all about the how 6 tips for a successful problem interview
Do your homework Capture assumptions & identify the riskiest
Limit the number of assumptions
(and know when to move on)
One person at a time
Start with an open-ended question
Listen more than you speak
Separate product feedback from behavior
HOMEWORK:
CAPTURE
ASSUMPTIONS
LISTEN
MORE THAN
YOU SPEAK
FEEDBACK
VS.
BEHAVIOR
OPEN
ENDED
QUESTION
LIMIT
YOUR
ASSUMPTIONS
ONE
PERSON
AT A TIME
Worth solving ?
Solvable ?
Problem context & activity?
Product Principles
Fully Explore Possible Solutions
Collaborative Sketching
The Solution Interview
A technique for early and continuous feedback
Usability Testing
Solution Interview
Problem Interview
It’s all about the how 6 tips for a successful solution interview
Do your homework Define scenarios and
success criteria beforehand
Start as early as possible (and know when to move on)
Make sure they’re comfortable
Provide a quiet, distraction-free space
Record
Exit chat (it’s not an interrogation)
HOMEWORK:
SCENARIOS &
CRITERIA
RECORD
EXIT CHAT
(DON’T
INTERROGATE)
QUIET,
DISTRACTION
FREE SPACE
START AS
SOON AS
POSSIBLE
MAKE SURE
THEY’RE
COMFORTABLE
Final Thoughts
Improve
Understand Validate
goals
Tip Deck