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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy GAP Analysis | ![]() Product Strategy GIST Planning | ![]() Business Strategy Scenario Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 0.5-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning |
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