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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
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.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.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 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ProcessOperationsImprovement
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis