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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | 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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |