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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Delivery Shape Up |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |