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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-5 min je Item30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-93-122-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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