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A paper-based illustration representing Product Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
Product Canvas
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point.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
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h
Participantssame
2-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope NotesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
CanvasDiscoveryScope
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
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Paper illustration of Lean UX Canvas with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
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Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
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