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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Operations After-Action Review |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | LearningOperationsImprovement | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |