Gap Analysis Ceara Napolitano LET ME TELL YOU

Gap Analysis Ceara Napolitano

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU AGENDA What is a Gap Analysis? How can I utilize this facilitation technique? 2 What are some real world examples? How does this relate to OD?

GAP ANALYSIS Step One Identify your future state • What do you want to be doing? • What do you wish you had/knew? Step Two Analyze your current situation • Who has the knowledge that you need? • Is the information you need documented? • How should you go about getting what is needed? Step Three Identify how you’ll bridge the gap • Brainstorm possible solutions • Draft change proposals A Gap Analysis is used to identify what needs to be done to meet your objectives, or your project’s/team’s objectives. This tool helps you to identify the missing gaps and tasks between the current state and the future state. 3

Ways to Utilize Personal Development • • Outline where you are Outline where you want to go What challenges are you facing How can you overcome those challenges Team Development • • • Goal Setting • What objectives do you have? • What resources are needed to get you there? • How do you access those resources? 4 Where does your team currently stand? Is everyone on the same page? Are there improvements to be made? What are the areas of opportunity? How will we get there together? Project Management • • What is the current state of your project? What is the end result of your project? What challenges/opportunities are you facing? How do you propose strategi

Gap Analysis in Action 5 Personal Development Gap Analysis Future State Current State Bridge Gaps Knowledge/Project Management Admin, Outdated Knowledge Resource Utilization Knowledge Management expert CS KM Go-To, Program Management's Go. To Transition to a KM/PM related role Lack of ongoing education, training, professional development, making it difficult to perform daily tasks “Monthly Meet-Ups” with corresponding teams Program Release Meetings Utilize knowledge by rolling out to team. Network with other teams to build credibility

How Does This Relate To Organization Development? What are the goals? What is actually happening? What do we need to achieve our goals? What is getting in the way? How do we want to propose/implement solutions? Summary: Gap Analysis aides OD practitioners in identifying key elements to determine and implement positive change. 6

Sources Cited • https: //www. mindtools. com/pages/article/gapanalysis. htm • http: //www. businessdictionary. com/definition/gapanalysis. html • http: //www. ahrq. gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/prof essionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/d 5 gapanalysis. pdf Questions? 7