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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-12Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyMetricsExecution
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics