gap-analysis

Gap analysis identifies gaps between current capabilities and desired future state to guide strategic change. It uses the Brown Cow model to map What-Now, What-Future, How-Now, and How-Future across Process, Technology, People, and Policy dimensions, ensuring problems are framed before solutions.

To conduct gap analysis, define current and desired future states, map them using the four-quadrant Brown Cow model, categorize identified gaps, prioritize actions based on business drivers, and produce an actionable plan with assigned owners and dependencies for cross-functional execution.

Use the Brown Cow model for requirements analysis when you need to frame problems before jumping to solutions. It captures What-Now, What-Future, How-Now, and How-Future perspectives to ensure comprehensive strategic change mapping across program and project level initiatives.

Yes, gap analysis applies to program and project level change initiatives across teams and functions. It systematically categorizes gaps and prioritizes actions to align initiatives with business drivers and timelines, producing actionable recommendations with owners and dependencies for cross-functional execution.

The best way to prioritize gaps is through systematic gap categorization aligned with business drivers and timelines. By mapping current versus future state across Process, Technology, People, and Policy dimensions, you can produce prioritized actions with clear owners and dependencies to guide execution.

Force field analysis complements gap analysis by evaluating driving and restraining forces for change. Combined with the Brown Cow model's four-quadrant mapping and four-dimensional analysis across Process, Technology, People, and Policy, it ensures problems are properly framed and strategic initiatives are effectively prioritized.