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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Operations Time Blocking |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. | 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 | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 5-10 min daily | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | PlanningTime managementFocus | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |