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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 of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesSalience Diagram, Strategy per Class7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram