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| Criterion |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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. | 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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-90 min daily | 5-10 min daily | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |