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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.A single estimate for effort, time, or risk often looks too smooth for the real uncertainty behind it. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Three-Point Estimate, Risk Range, and Assumption Notes.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-30 min je Item45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesThree-Point Estimate, Risk Range, Assumption NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
EstimationUncertaintyForecasting
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method