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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-81-63-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
DecisionTreeOptions
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