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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 of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-30 min Planung, laufend60-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-813-64-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
PlanningTime managementFocus
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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