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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |
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