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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 1-3 Wochen | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 5-12 Interviews | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |