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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | 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. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 1-3 h | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | ForecastingFlowDelivery | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | FlowVisual managementDelivery |