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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Dual-Track Agile |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Laufend, Wochen bis Monate | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Discovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AgileDiscoveryDelivery | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |