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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 min1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-511
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StartupValidationCompetition
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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