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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-30 min Planung, laufend45-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-813-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
PlanningTime managementFocus
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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