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Criterion
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min20–45 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-12Small cross-functional group2-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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