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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
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 domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-8 h1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-85-122-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning LogContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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