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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 minMultiple workshops over several weeks45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
GrowthBehaviorRetention
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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