product-work-levels

To diagnose product-work misalignment between outcomes and activity, you can apply Shreyas Doshi's three-levels-of-product-work framework to scope issues to Level 1 outcomes, Level 2 strategy, or Level 3 execution. This generates targeted improvements, evidence, and next actions.

The three-levels-of-product-work framework categorizes product issues into Level 1 outcomes, Level 2 strategy, and Level 3 execution. It helps teams diagnose why outcomes are disconnected from activity by providing a concise analysis with evidence and a recommended next action.

You can identify your product work level by explaining your current frustrations and mapping them across outcomes, strategy, and execution. The framework scopes the analysis to the correct level and provides one clarifying question to refine the diagnosis.

Yes, the diagnosis performs context-aware analysis that can reference memory and roadmap context. This tailors the recommendations to your specific situation, outputting a diagnosis with evidence and an actionable next step for your team.

The best way to generate targeted improvements is a guided step-by-step diagnosis across outcomes, strategy, and execution. This approach outputs a concise diagnosis with evidence, a recommended next action, and one clarifying question to resolve misalignment.

You should not use a Level 1 outcomes diagnosis when the core problem actually stems from Level 2 strategy or Level 3 execution issues. The framework helps you scope the analysis correctly to avoid misdiagnosing the root cause of activity-outcome disconnection.