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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-90 min daily | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FlowMeasurementConstraints | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |