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JTBD Outcome-Driven Innovation Survey for Current Users

Maps unmet and over-served outcomes among current product users using Jobs-to-Be-Done methodology. Use it to calculate opportunity scores, prioritize features, and validate roadmap decisions.

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29 questions · ~12 min
Q01
Message

Welcome, and thank you for participating! This survey takes about 13 minutes and asks about your experience using our product for one specific job over the past 30 days. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are anonymous, reported only in aggregate, and used internally to inform product improvements.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Have you used our product to complete a specific task or job in the past 30 days?

  • Yes
  • No
Q03
Multiple Choice

In the past 30 days, how often did you use our product for this job?

  • Daily
  • Several times a week
  • Weekly
  • Every 2–3 weeks
  • Monthly or less
Q04
Long Text

Think about the most recent time you did this job with our product. Briefly describe the situation: what were you trying to accomplish, and what was the context?

Q05
Opinion Scale

Overall, how satisfied are you with how well our product helps you accomplish this job?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q06
Ranking

Below are outcomes people typically want when doing this job. Please rank them from most to least important to you (drag to reorder; top = most important).

  1. Minimize time to complete the job
  2. Reduce errors and rework
  3. Increase confidence in the result
  4. See progress and status at a glance
  5. Coordinate smoothly with others
  6. Easily find the information needed
  7. Avoid unnecessary interruptions and handoffs
Drag to rank
Q07
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you minimize the time to complete this job?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q08
Multiple Choice

Which outcomes would you most like us to improve next? Select up to three.

  • Minimize time to complete the job
  • Reduce errors and rework
  • Increase confidence in the result
  • See progress and status at a glance
  • Coordinate smoothly with others
  • Easily find the information needed
  • Avoid unnecessary interruptions and handoffs
Q09
AI Interview

You've told us which outcomes matter most and where you're less satisfied. Let's explore that further. Please share more about why those outcomes are important to you and what specifically isn't working well today.

Q10
Long Text

What, if anything, made this job difficult or unsatisfying? Please share a recent example.

Q11
Multiple Choice

Besides our product, what other tools do you use for this job? Select all that apply.

  • Spreadsheets
  • Email
  • Team chat (e.g., Slack, Teams)
  • Docs / wikis
  • Project management tools
  • BI / analytics tools
  • Custom scripts / automation
  • None of these
  • Other (please specify)
Q12
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your role level?

  • Individual contributor
  • People manager
  • Senior / executive leader
  • Other (please specify)
Q13
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you'd like to share about your experience doing this job with our product?

Q14
Message

Thank you for your time! Your input directly informs our product roadmap. If you have any questions about this research, please contact [research team email].

Q15
Dropdown

Approximately how many times did you do this job with our product in the past 30 days?

  • 1–2 times
  • 3–5 times
  • 6–10 times
  • 11–20 times
  • 21–40 times
  • More than 40 times
Q16
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you reduce errors and rework?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q17
Ranking

If we had to make trade-offs, rank what matters most for this job (drag to reorder; top = most important).

  1. Speed / time savings
  2. Accuracy / reliability
  3. Visibility / traceability
  4. Collaboration ease
  5. Flexibility / customization
  6. Simplicity / low effort
Drag to rank
Q18
Long Text

If we could improve just one thing to make this job easier, what should it be?

Q19
Multiple Choice

When coordinating with others for this job, which channels do you most often use? Select all that apply.

  • Email
  • Team chat (e.g., Slack, Teams)
  • Docs / wikis
  • Project boards / task tools
  • Scheduled meetings
  • Ad-hoc calls
  • Other (please specify)
Q20
Multiple Choice

Which functional area best describes your work?

  • Operations
  • Product / Design
  • Engineering / Technical
  • Data / Analytics
  • Sales / Marketing
  • Support / Success
  • Finance / HR / Admin
  • Other (please specify)
Q21
Multiple Choice

Which best describes the primary job you use our product to accomplish?

  • Plan or decide what to do
  • Execute or complete the work
  • Monitor and report outcomes
  • Other (please specify)
Q22
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you feel confident in the result?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q23
Multiple Choice

How long have you been using our product?

  • Less than 3 months
  • 3–12 months
  • 1–2 years
  • 3+ years
Q24
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you see progress and status at a glance?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q25
Multiple Choice

About how many people regularly collaborate with you on this job?

  • Just me
  • 2–5
  • 6–10
  • 11–25
  • 26+
Q26
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you coordinate smoothly with others?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q27
Dropdown

Approximately how many employees are in your company?

  • 1
  • 2–10
  • 11–50
  • 51–200
  • 201–1,000
  • 1,001–5,000
  • 5,001+
Q28
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you easily find the information you need?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q29
Opinion Scale

How satisfied are you with our product's ability to help you avoid unnecessary interruptions and handoffs?

Scale: 17
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

Why this template

What this template is built to do — we found no directly comparable template from other survey tools to review.

What sets it apart

  • Includes a dedicated outcomes ranking exercise plus seven opinion-scale ratings on specific JTBD outcome statements (speed, error reduction, confidence, progress visibility, coordination, findability, avoiding rework), enabling real opportunity-score calculation, not just satisfaction averages
  • Pairs quantitative outcome ratings with an AI follow-up interview that dynamically probes on whichever outcomes the respondent rated as most important yet least satisfied, surfacing root causes static surveys miss
  • Captures firmographic and role context (company size, functional area, role level, tenure, collaborator count) so opportunity scores can be segmented for roadmap prioritization
  • Closes with an open-ended catch-all question and thank-you message referencing that responses directly inform the product roadmap, reinforcing respondent motivation and data usability

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