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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesRAID Log, Status Report SourceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping