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What’s the Difference: Quantitative vs Qualitative Data

Alation

In gap analysis , past and current state data is compared to evaluate performance or make decisions about what needs to be done to fix a problem. Document analysis: This entails reading through different documents about a topic and looking for common themes.

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The art and science of data product portfolio management

AWS Big Data

As part of this practice, a gap analysis is conducted between the current and target data product portfolio, and a set of required actions and estimated time and effort prepared for review by the organization. Its implementation may be adapted from or managed by existing demand management processes within the organization.