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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
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 a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h3-14 Tage45-90 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-850+3-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
QuantitativeResearchValidation
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
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