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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h Setup, laufend45-60 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-82-62-8Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning LogAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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