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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Operations Weekly Review | ![]() Decision Making Assumption Surfacing | ![]() Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | ProductivityExecutionPlanning | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |



