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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h1-2 h20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-122-8Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
KnowledgeMappingRisk
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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