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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
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.When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 Wochen1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-85-12 Interviews2-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesJob Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring