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sp-gaps

Quantifies and prioritizes strategic gaps between current baseline and desired future state.

Updated Mar 14, 2026
Search Tags:#root cause#strategy#gap analysis#strategic planning#baseline#swot#prioritization matrix
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npx skills add https://github.com/jcg-admin/IACT-ui --skill sp-gaps-jcg-admin
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Skill: sp-gaps
Source: https://github.com/jcg-admin/IACT-ui/tree/main/.claude/skills/sp-gaps
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jcg-admin/IACT-ui --skill sp-gaps-jcg-admin

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Strategic planning often stalls when teams cannot objectively compare where the organization is versus where it wants to be. This Skill structures the gap analysis step of the strategic planning cycle, turning vague aspirations into quantified, root-caused, and prioritized gaps. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Gap Quantification: Compares baseline metrics against future-state targets, computing absolute and relative gaps across dimensions like market share, ARR, NPS, and unit cost. - Root Cause Analysis: Applies a 7-category framework (capabilities, processes, technology, talent, structure, past decisions, market) plus an adapted 5-Whys technique to explain why each gap exists. - Prioritization Matrix: Scores gaps by strategic impact and urgency (I×U) to classify them as Critical, High, Medium, or Low priority. - Use Case: After completing a SWOT/PESTEL analysis, a leadership team uses this Skill to document that their NPS gap of +28 points stems from an undertrained support team, scores it 16 (Critical), and feeds it into strategy formulation. ## Quick Start Run the sp-gaps skill to analyze the strategic gaps between our current baseline and our 3-year targets, with root causes and a prioritization matrix.

Frequently Asked Questions about sp-gaps

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I perform a strategic gap analysis?▼

Define the desired future state in measurable terms, compare it against a validated baseline to compute absolute and relative gaps, identify root causes per gap, then score each gap by strategic impact and urgency to prioritize action.

What is the difference between a strategic gap and an operational gap?▼

A strategic gap measures the distance between current competitive position and the position the strategy requires, while an operational gap reflects a failing process. Operational gaps are better handled with PDCA or DMAIC rather than strategic gap analysis.

What prerequisites are needed before running a gap analysis?▼

You need a completed environmental analysis (SWOT and PESTEL), a documented baseline with recent verifiable metrics, and a clearly defined future-state vision. Without a validated baseline, gap calculations will be unreliable.

How do you prioritize strategic gaps?▼

Score each gap on strategic impact (1-5) and urgency (1-5), then multiply the scores. Gaps scoring 16-25 are critical for the first 6 months, 9-15 are high priority, 4-8 are medium, and below 4 should only be monitored.

What are common mistakes in strategic gap analysis?▼

Common errors include defining future states without metrics, listing gaps without root causes, marking everything as high priority, using unvalidated baselines, and ignoring capability gaps that explain result gaps.

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