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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-4 h90-180 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-125-154-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsSpotify Model Map, Action ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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