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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy GAP Analysis | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model | ![]() Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |
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