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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min20-40 min pro Story1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsAcceptance Criteria, Story UpdateGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis