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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Engineering Kanban |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | 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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Ongoing | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-12 | 3-10 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | FlowVisual managementDelivery | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |