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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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
HighMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min1-2 h Setup, laufend45-90 min10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-812-61
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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