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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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