CPI Product Development & Design Thinking 3

Question 1

What is the main purpose of a 'Jobs Story' compared to a traditional user story?

Accepted Answer

It focuses on the situation and motivation behind a user's need rather than a persona

Answer

Jobs Stories use the format 'When [situation], I want to [motivation], so I can [outcome],' emphasizing context over persona labels.

Question 2

During a design sprint, the 'Lightning Demo' activity is intended to:

Accepted Answer

Rapidly share inspiring existing solutions to inform ideation

Answer

Lightning Demos expose the team to relevant existing products and solutions in 3-minute shares to fuel informed ideation.

Question 3

What distinguishes 'incremental innovation' from 'radical innovation'?

Accepted Answer

Incremental innovation improves existing products; radical innovation creates entirely new product categories or markets

Answer

Incremental innovation refines what exists, while radical innovation disrupts markets by introducing fundamentally new value propositions.

Question 4

An innovator uses affinity mapping after user interviews. What is the goal of this technique?

Accepted Answer

Cluster qualitative data into themes to reveal patterns and insights

Answer

Affinity mapping organizes large volumes of qualitative data into meaningful clusters, surfacing key themes and insights.

Question 5

In Agile product development, what is the role of a 'Definition of Done' (DoD)?

Accepted Answer

A shared team agreement on the criteria a product increment must meet to be considered complete

Answer

The DoD creates a consistent, transparent quality standard that prevents incomplete work from being declared done.

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