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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Purposedifferent
With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min daily15-90 min daily5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
113-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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