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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Operations Time Blocking |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | PlanningTime managementFocus | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |