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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 Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
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 Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-4 pro Pitch3-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping