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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.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
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 minAs needed1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-152-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
IncidentOperationsReliability
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
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ALPEN Method
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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