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| Criterion |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min daily | 1-3 Wochen | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 5-12 Interviews | 3-10 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds |