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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min Setup, danach laufend45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-82-64-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ForecastingFlowDelivery
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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