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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-82-62-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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