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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-4 pro Pitch2-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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