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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Agile Bucket System |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | StrategyMetricsExecution | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |