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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-83-84-123-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
StrategyMetricsExecution
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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