Miro Opportunity Solution Tree Template Alternative

Which one fits your team

A Miro template is enough if

You are sketching a tree once, in a workshop, with free-form drawing.
Your team already does all its visual work in Miro.
You don’t need to track assumptions, experiments or metrics in the tree.

Product Planner helps when

The tree is something you update every week, not a one-off picture.
You want outcomes with metrics, opportunities with evidence, and solutions you can compare with scores.
You test assumptions with experiments and want the results next to the solution.
You want to filter and focus on one branch, and get suggestions from an AI product coach.
You want a solution to carry on into a user story map and a roadmap.

The Opportunity Solution Tree template

Whichever tool you use, a tree has the same four levels. Teresa Torres introduced the structure in Continuous Discovery Habits.

1. One outcome at the top

A measurable product outcome your team can influence, with the metric you will track. Not a feature, and not a business goal several steps away.

2. Opportunities under it

Customer needs, pain points and desires you have heard in interviews, phrased from the customer’s point of view. Break big ones into smaller child opportunities and pick a target.

3. Several solutions per opportunity

At least three ideas for the target opportunity, so you compare options instead of falling for the first one.

4. Assumption tests under solutions

The riskiest assumptions behind each solution, and the small experiments that test them before you build.

Side by side

	Miro template	Product Planner
What it is	An online whiteboard with OST templates	A purpose-built Opportunity Solution Tree
Structure	Sticky notes and connectors you arrange by hand	Outcomes, opportunities, solutions, assumptions and experiments
Metrics and scores	As text on notes	Leading and lagging metrics; opportunity and solution scores
Assumptions and experiments	As text on notes	Tracked with category, evidence, success criteria and results
Filters and focus	Not for tree data	Filter by outcome, persona, iteration, area and state
Next step after discovery	Copy into another tool	Open the solution in a user story map and a roadmap; native Azure DevOps sync
Free-form drawing	Yes	No: it is a structured tree

Our understanding of Miro template as of October 2026, focused on product discovery. Tools change, so check their current offering too. See also the full comparison.

What it looks like

Opportunity Solution Tree in Product Planner: a product outcome, the opportunities under it, and their solutions — A product outcome with its opportunities and solutions.

A solution in the Opportunity Solution Tree with its assumptions and the experiments that test them — Assumptions and experiments stay with the solution they test.

The AI product coach next to the Opportunity Solution Tree, suggesting the next step — The product coach reads the tree and suggests the next step.

Guides

Questions

Can I keep using Miro for workshops?

Yes. Many teams sketch together on a whiteboard, then keep the tree in Product Planner, where the metrics, assumptions and experiments live.

Is there a free Opportunity Solution Tree template?

The four levels above are the template. In Product Planner the tree is built in, and the Free plan covers up to 3 team members.

Do I need Azure DevOps?

No. Product Planner works on its own. If your engineers use Azure DevOps, the native integration syncs stories and tasks with their work items.

Try it with your own discovery work: Product Planner is free for 90 days, no credit card.

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From a Miro OST template to a living Opportunity Solution Tree