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Criterion
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-812-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyMetricsExecution
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