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Criterion
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily15-30 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
11-63-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
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PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PrioritizationFocusTasks
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique