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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
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30 min Setup, dann laufend20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneSmall cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesRAID Log, Status Report SourceRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test