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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.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.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage30-90 min1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-62-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
DecisionTreeOptions
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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