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Criterion
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min daily30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
11-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesRAID Log, Status Report SourceRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping