From Netflix to Drill Bits:
Getting started with #JTBD
Jamie Sunderland ! 9th May 2016 Jobs-to-be-done Glasgow Meetup #1
People buy
products to get
jobs done in
their lives.
Today
When do I struggle?
Product
Why should I buy?
Situations
Motivations
Desirable Outcomes
Future
Where do I progress?
Personas?
Mon
Sat
What is the job
to be done?
Youtube: Lynx Advert
Too wet Too strong
Job: “I need to
freshen my
shirt now.”
This works
Read more about this here >
Methods of analysis
1. Observe your current customers
2. Study your potential customers
3. Watch for compensating behaviours
4. Ask why multiple times and listen
Why
When
First thought
Passively looking - Tell me about
when you first thought about it?
Customer interviews
Customer interviews
Event one
Actively looking - Tell me about
when you started looking at
options?
Customer interviews
Event two
Making a decision - Tell me about
when you made the choice?
Customer interviews
Purchase
Purchasing the product - Tell
me about when you bought it?
Customer interviews
Evaluation
Looking back - Tell me about
how you feel now, is it what
you expected?
Customer interviews
Timeline
Where are the struggles to
make progress?
Case study mattress JTBD interview here >
When I’m furnishing my home
I want to add colour to my interior
so I can look like I understand style
Motivation
Situation
Expected Outcome
More on job stories/statements here >
Apple advert example here >
Messaging
More reading
> Intercom on Jobs-to-be-done
> Value proposition design
> What customers want
> Integrating around the job
> Jobs-to-be-done handbook
Where are your struggles in
product development?

From Netflix to Drill Bits: Getting started with #JTBD