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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Operations Pomodoro Technique |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 25 min Zyklen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 1 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |