{"id":12174,"date":"2022-04-28T12:15:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/opportunity-solution-tree\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:00:53","slug":"opportunity-solution-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/opportunity-solution-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is an Opportunity Solution Tree Important For Product Managers [+How to Build One]"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the opportunity solution tree? How can it help product managers<\/a> in the product development process?<\/p>\n

If you haven’t heard of OSTs yet and are or simply want to learn more, you’re in the right place.<\/p>\n

This article covers Teresa’s Torres famous opportunity solution tree method for continuous discovery and steps to build one.<\/p>\n

Let’s dive in!<\/p>\n

What is the opportunity solution tree (OST)?<\/h2>\n

An Opportunity Solution Tree (OST) is a visual tool used in the continuous product discovery process<\/a> developed by Teresa Torres.<\/p>\n

It is a graphical representation of the hierarchical relationships between opportunities, solutions, ideas, and experiments identified by the product team<\/a> to reach the desired outcome.<\/p>\n

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Opportunity Solution Tree. Source: Product Talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is a product discovery process?<\/h2>\n

Product discovery is a process that allows product teams to develop products that are great at solving users’ problems.<\/p>\n

It starts by identifying the user pain points or jobs that they need to accomplish. These are the opportunities for the company to improve its product. Once your team has the list of opportunities, they can start working on solutions and iteratively test their effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Would like to see how to do the continuous discovery process<\/a>? Watch the talk Teresa Torres gave in 2021 at Product Drive.<\/p>\n

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