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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
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 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.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-4 pro Pitch3-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC ActionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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