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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
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 Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.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.The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-90 minMultiple workshops over several weeks1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-123-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
FlowVisual managementDelivery
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
GrowthBehaviorRetention
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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