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Agile Product Strategy and OKRs Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary difference between 'output metrics' and 'outcome metrics' in agile product strategy?

    Answer: Output metrics track what was built or delivered; outcome metrics measure the business or customer value achieved

    Output metrics measure deliverables (features shipped, story points completed), while outcome metrics measure the actual business or customer value those deliverables created.

  2. In a NOW-NEXT-LATER roadmap format, what does the 'NEXT' column typically represent?

    Answer: Well-defined, high-priority work coming in the near future (typically 1–3 months) not yet started

    The 'NEXT' column holds well-understood, high-priority work planned for the near future, giving stakeholders visibility into what's coming without firm date commitments.

  3. What is 'opportunity scoring' (as developed by Tony Ulwick) used for in agile product strategy?

    Answer: Prioritizing product opportunities based on customer-reported importance versus current satisfaction levels

    Opportunity scoring from Outcome-Driven Innovation prioritizes areas where customers report high importance but low satisfaction, revealing the most valuable underserved needs.

  4. How do product vision and OKRs relate to each other in agile product management?

    Answer: The product vision provides long-term direction; OKRs define measurable quarterly steps toward that vision

    The product vision sets the long-term aspirational destination, and OKRs translate that vision into concrete, measurable goals for the near term.

  5. What does 'strategic alignment' mean in agile product management?

    Answer: Ensuring the product backlog, team OKRs, and company strategy coherently point toward the same goals

    Strategic alignment means that backlog items, team OKRs, and company-level strategy are coherently connected so all effort moves the organization in the same direction.

  6. What is the 'Jobs to be Done' (JTBD) framework primarily used for in agile product strategy?

    Answer: Understanding the underlying customer motivations and circumstances that lead them to use a product

    The Jobs to be Done framework helps product teams understand the deeper motivations and context that lead customers to 'hire' a product to solve a specific problem in their lives.

  7. How should a product team respond when sprint work is not aligned with the current quarter's OKRs?

    Answer: Review and refocus sprint goals so the sprint work contributes to OKR achievement

    Sprint goals should be designed to advance OKRs; when misaligned, the team should evaluate whether sprint work needs to be reoriented to move the strategic needle.