gap-analysis

Gap Analysis

Canvas template by Flowacts — paste the prompt below to generate a structured gap analysis. It renders richer and collaborative in the Flowacts app. Try it live →

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What This Template Does

A structured framework for mapping the distance between where a business is today and where it wants to be. Break the transition into dimensions, then for each one lay out the current state, the desired future state, the gap between them, and the action to close it.

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When to Use This

• Business model transitions: Moving from services to product, single-tenant to SaaS, regional to global
• Strategic planning: Turn a high-level vision into concrete, owned actions
• Operational readiness: Assess whether team, tech, and process can support the next stage
• Fundraising / board prep: Show a credible path from current metrics to target metrics
• Post-mortem on stalled goals: Surface which gaps were never actioned

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What It Generates

A 5-column table where each row is one dimension of the business (Team, Product, Go-to-market, etc.), read left to right:

• Dimension — the area being assessed
• Current State — where you are today
• Future State — where you want to be
• Gap — what's missing or must change
• Action — the concrete step to close the gap

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User Prompt

Perform a gap analysis for a [Business Type/Industry] transitioning from [Current State/Model] to [Desired Future State/Model].

Fill-in variables:

• [Business Type/Industry] — the business being analyzed (e.g., "B2B SaaS startup," "regional coffee chain," "digital marketing agency")
• [Current State/Model] — where the business is today (e.g., "a founder-led services model," "a single-tenant MVP," "in-store-only retail")
• [Desired Future State/Model] — the target you're transitioning toward (e.g., "a self-serve product company," "a multi-tenant SaaS platform," "omnichannel retail")