How does it handle feature requests like 'Add a calendar view'?

It identifies this as a 'solution in disguise' and prompts for the underlying problem, such as difficulty managing schedules or avoiding double-bookings.

Can I use this for backlog grooming?

Yes, it is excellent for reviewing existing backlogs to ensure that every ticket is linked to a specific, validated customer opportunity rather than just a feature idea.

What are the three quality tests used by the skill?

The skill validates every opportunity by checking if it is specific and actionable, if it describes a problem instead of a solution, and if it is grounded in a real customer story.

What is the primary purpose of the Opportunity Framing skill?

The primary purpose is to help teams avoid the common failure of writing opportunities as solutions, ensuring that product discovery focuses on real customer needs, pain points, and desires.

Whose methodology does this skill follow?

This skill is built upon the Opportunity Solution Tree (OST) standards popularized by product discovery expert Teresa Torres.

Opportunity Framing

Name: Opportunity Framing
Author: samarv

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Transforms feature requests and feedback into actionable, specific customer needs to prevent solution-bias in product discovery.

The Opportunity Framing skill implements the Teresa Torres Opportunity Solution Tree (OST) methodology to help product managers and developers distinguish between implementation ideas and true customer opportunities. By stripping away solution-oriented language such as 'build' or 'add,' this skill ensures that product discovery is grounded in actual user pain points, desires, and unmet needs. It provides a structured framework for validating opportunity statements through rigorous quality tests, vertical depth patterning, and customer story alignment, making it an essential tool for high-impact product strategy and roadmap planning.

Key Features

01Red Flag Detection: Identifies implementation-heavy phrasing like 'should have' or UI-specific patterns masquerading as needs.

02Solution-to-Need Transformation: Automatically strips implementation language to uncover underlying customer problems.

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04OST Quality Validation: Applies three critical tests to ensure opportunities are specific, problem-focused, and story-grounded.

05Vertical Depth Patterning: Organizes opportunities into actionable hierarchies that become more specific as they move down the tree.

06Journey-Phase Mapping: Categorizes opportunities by customer journey stages such as triggers, evaluation, and experience.

Use Cases

01Reframing stakeholder feature requests into valid problems to solve during product discovery.

02Building and validating an Opportunity Solution Tree (OST) for a new product or feature set.

03Coaching product teams to distinguish between what a customer wants and what they actually need.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add samarv/shanon opportunity-framing

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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