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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h0.5-2 Tage1-3 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-123-121-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
KnowledgeMappingRisk
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
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