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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.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
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min0.5-2 Tage30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-124-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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