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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Engineering Golden Path |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-180 min | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |