How to Do a Gap Analysis

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Learn How to Perform a Gap Analysis More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Carlo van Herwaarden | permalink
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Do you know how to perform a gap analysis? This type of analysis can help you to decide upon how to go about meeting your company's goals and your projects objectives. If you are in the midst of a process improvement project, a gap analysis can help you to define where your company is in terms of progress against where you would like it to be. Learn how to perform one here.

For further reading: http://www.brighthubpm.com/methods-strategies/74370-performing-a-gap-analysis-where-do-you-begin/ ^[1]

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A Sample Gap Analysis Explained More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Larry Ferris | permalink
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Performing a gap analysis can be very helpful when you are trying to improve quality or determine the next steps to undertake in a project. Follow along with this sample gap analysis to learn how to effectively use this project management tool in developing your improvement projects.

For further reading: http://www.brighthubpm.com/methods-strategies/76008-looking-for-gaps-walking-through-a-sample-analysis/ ^[2]

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Gap Analysis: Identifying What Needs to be Done in a Project More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Ann Kearns | permalink
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Gap analysis is a great project management tool for determining what you need to do to meet a project's objectives.
Tags: Business Case, strategy, assessment, current situation, budget, project timeline, Change scope, Framework

For further reading: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/gap-analysis.htm ^[3]

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How to Write a Gap Analysis Report More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by gtcosmin | permalink
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A gap analysis report helps a business understand and quantify the gaps that exist between its ideal future state and its present state. By analyzing these gaps, management can create specific action ...

For further reading: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/write-gap-analysis-report-55720.html ^[4]

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What is gap analysis? - Definition from WhatIs.com More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Pasqua Amati | permalink
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A gap analysis is the process of determining the optimal resource allocation for a company's performance levels in order to move from its current state to its target state.

For further reading: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/gap-analysis ^[5]

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1. http://www.brighthubpm.com/methods-strategies/74370-performing-a-gap-analysis-where-do-you-begin/

2. http://www.brighthubpm.com/methods-strategies/76008-looking-for-gaps-walking-through-a-sample-analysis/

3. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/gap-analysis.htm

4. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/write-gap-analysis-report-55720.html

5. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/gap-analysis