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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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.When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h1-4 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-85-202-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
UX researchTrackingBehavior
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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