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Criterion
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min30-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-62-82-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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