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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h15-30 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
12-81-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
PrioritizationFocusTasks
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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