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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min daily30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
11-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesRAID Log, Status Report SourceDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix