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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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.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.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h Setup, laufend30-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-813-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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