niche-coverage-analysis

name	niche-coverage-analysis
description	Define niches within the solution space, map candidates to niches, score coverage completeness, and identify gaps requiring attention.
execution	tactic
dependencies	{"sops":["coverage-scoring","niche-definition","niche-mapping"]}

Niche Coverage Analysis

Systematically define the niches or capability areas that a portfolio should cover, map candidates to those niches, and score how well the current selection covers the space.

Stages

Stage	SOP	Purpose
1	niche-definition	Define niches and capability areas to cover
2	niche-mapping	Map each candidate to its covered niches
3	coverage-scoring	Score coverage, redundancy, and gap severity

Available SOPs

• niche-definition — Identify and describe the niches the portfolio should span
• niche-mapping — Assign candidates to niches, noting partial vs full coverage
• coverage-scoring — Compute coverage metrics and prioritize gaps

Execution Guidance

1. Define niches based on domain structure, user needs, or capability taxonomy
2. Aim for 4-10 niches that are mutually distinct and collectively exhaustive
3. Map candidates honestly — a candidate may cover multiple niches partially
4. Score coverage as fraction of niches with at least one strong candidate
5. Flag gaps (uncovered niches) with severity based on importance
6. Identify redundancy where multiple candidates cover the same niche

Minimum Yield

• Coverage map showing candidate-to-niche assignments
• Gap analysis identifying uncovered or under-covered niches with severity ratings
• Diversity score (0-1) summarizing overall portfolio coverage

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
coverage-scoring	Compute coverage completeness, redundancy, and gap severity scores from a coverage map.
niche-definition	Define niches and capability areas that a portfolio should cover based on domain structure and objectives.
niche-mapping	Map each candidate to the niches it covers, indicating strength of coverage for each assignment.