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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making Option Framing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 2-4 h | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison |