What are two the two best times to create a capability gap analysis? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• Aduring the Research and Analyze phase of business focus
• Bduring the Develop and verify phase of business focus
• Cduring the Design phase of technical focus
• Dduring the Discover phase of technical focus
• Eafter you complete the BMC

• A
  12% (5)
• B
  78% (32)
• C
  7% (3)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Performing a capability gap analysis during the Develop and Verify phase (B) makes sense because you have enough defined requirements to meaningfully compare current capabilities against what's needed to deliver the solution - gaps discovered here directly inform build decisions. Completing the BMC (Business Model Canvas) first (E) is equally logical because the BMC crystallizes your value proposition, customer segments, and key activities, giving you a concrete baseline to measure existing capabilities against.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Research and Analyze): Too early - you're still gathering information and haven't defined the business model well enough to know what capabilities are actually needed.
• C (Design phase): This is a technical focus phase concerned with system architecture, not business capability assessment.
• D (Discover phase): Still in early exploration; insufficient clarity on requirements to perform a meaningful gap analysis.

Memory tip: Think "Build it or Map it first." You need either a completed Map (BMC) of where you're going, or you need to be actively Building (Develop & Verify) before gaps become actionable - everything else is too early or too narrowly technical.

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