Breaking Silos with JTBD: One Framework, Every Function – Business of Software

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This article explains how the Jobs-to-be-Done framework helps SaaS companies understand customer and employee motivations around progress rather than features. It shows how buying decisions depend on struggling moments, trade-offs, anxiety, and habits, not just product quality. The piece also applies the same logic to hiring and retention by treating employees as people seeking career progress. It argues that companies win by reducing friction and aligning product, sales, marketing, and talent strategy around customer outcomes. The article closes by positioning JTBD as a CEO-level operating system for growth in SaaS.

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