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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision 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.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-101-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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