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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Growth Hooked Model |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | 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. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Multiple workshops over several weeks | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | GrowthBehaviorRetention | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |