Philipp Engel presented on using value proposition design workshops to help accelerate product discovery. The workshops help cross-functional teams understand customer needs and define value propositions. Engel discussed running a workshop for Elsevier to align on value delivery across integrated products. He outlined tips for effective workshops, including using trigger questions and consistent color coding. Finally, Engel explained how value proposition design fits into the broader product design process, noting it is best used early on to stimulate thinking and define experiments to test assumptions.
Running a Value Proposition Design Workshop as Part of Product Discovery
1. Philipp Engel, Elsevier
UX Amsterdam Meetup April 2019
Value Proposition Design
Running a value proposition design workshop as
part of product discovery
• November 2018
• Philipp Engel
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12. Challenge
Facilitate a product management alignment meeting
with focus on value delivery per use case (across
integrated products) in the next 12-18 Month
23. Tips: Customer profile
Best Practices Frequent Mistakes
Consistent
color coding
Combine visuals
& wording
Find people with
customer
knowledge
Trying to alleviate every
pain and target every gain,
select a limited set
Mixing present and future
(distinguish between the two by using
color coding or by using separate maps)
One map per Value Proposition
35. Natural fit with Business Model Canvas
Customer Segments are the
groups of people and/or
organizations a company or
organization aims to reach
and create value for with a
dedicated Value Proposition.
Value Propositions are based
on a bundle of products and
services that create value for
a Customer Segment.
Channels describe how a
Value Proposition is
communicated and delivered
to a Customer Segment
through communication,
distribution, and sales
Channels.
Customer Relationships
outline what type of
relationship is established
and maintained with each
Customer Segment, and they
explain how customers are
acquired and retained.
Revenue Streams result from a
Value Proposition successfully
offered to a Customer Segment. It
is how an organization captures
value with a price that customers
are willing to pay.
Key Resources are the most
important assets required to offer
and deliver the previously described
elements.
Key Activities are the most
important activities an organization
needs to perform well.
Key Partnerships shows the network
of suppliers and partners that bring
in external resources and activities.
Cost Structure describes all costs
incurred to operate a business
model.
Profit is calculated by subtracting
the total of all costs in the Cost
Structure from the total of all
Revenue Streams.
49. My “bias” when talking about product design processes…
Design thinking for transformation
& innovation
Splitting product development into
discovery & delivery
56. Discovery & Delivery (SVPG) – A Double Diamond
Main Artifacts
Diverge Converge
Product Discovery
Understand Why and Define How
Frame Problem &
Ideate Solutions
Validate Solution
Research Insights
Problem Backlog
LEAN
“Build the right thing.”
ExperimentsAssumptions
Iterate
Product Delivery
Find the right solution and build it
Prototype
Solution
Asses &Iterate
ReleasesPrototypes
Flows
Solution
AGILE
Main Artifacts
“Build the thing right.”
Diverge Converge
Designs
58. Where the Value Prop Workshop fit’s in…
Main Artifacts
Diverge Converge
Product Discovery
Understand Why and Define How
Frame Problem &
Ideate Solutions
Validate Solution
Research Insights
Problem Backlog
LEAN
“Build the right thing.”
ExperimentsAssumptions
Iterate
Product Delivery
Find the right solution and build it
Prototype
Solution
Asses &Iterate
ReleasesPrototypes
Flows
Solution
AGILE
Main Artifacts
“Build the thing right.”
Diverge Converge
Designs
59. In Summary: A Value Prop Workshop…
• Is simple to set up
• Does not require a lot of time (2-4 hours)
• Works great with cross-functional teams
• Can be used to stimulate outside-in
thinking, is great for knowledge sharing
• Is a good starting point to capture
assumptions & define experiments
• Is not replacing research or design
Go and try it!