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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
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it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h15-60 min je Zyklus20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-83-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesLessons learned, Action items, Event summary
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StrategyAnalysisPlanning
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
LearningOperationsImprovement
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
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