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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
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.When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-30 min30-60 min1-2 h Setup
Participantsdifferent
2-81-82-82-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesSMART Goal, Measurement Note, DeadlinePower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
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