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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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