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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing