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Criterion
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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.Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
10-20 min daily2-6 h30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
12-85-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree