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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-8111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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