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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h2-8 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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StrategyAnalysisPlanning
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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