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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Operations Pomodoro Technique |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves. | 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 | 5-15 min | 30-60 min | 25 min Zyklen | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Root causeQualityOperations | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |