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How we use the Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework to rethink user workflow

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Erika Feldman and Veethika Mishra
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728
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20
Language
English
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Summary

In recent years, the unpredictability of global events, such as the pandemic, has highlighted the need for organizations to be flexible and innovative in adapting to evolving user workflows, particularly within the context of DevOps. GitLab has addressed this need by employing the Jobs-To-Be-Done (JTBD) framework, which focuses on understanding users' fundamental goals rather than just the features of their products. This approach allows GitLab to better align their offerings with user needs by examining the entire code integration, verification, and deployment process. The company has re-evaluated its vision for the Pipeline Execution group, responsible for Continuous Integration use cases, by redesigning their research methods to be more collaborative and unbiased. By co-creating an interview deck with users, GitLab identified six stages of user workflow and discovered new opportunities to enhance learnability, monitoring, and discoverability within their tool. As users remain central to GitLab's decision-making process, the company is committed to refining its research and communication practices to capture insights accurately.

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