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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Purposedifferent
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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-82-54-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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StrategyAnalysisPlanning
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk