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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-83-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
FlowMeasurementConstraints
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis