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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Time Blocking |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  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. | 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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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 | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 20–45 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1 | Small cross-functional group | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | PlanningTime managementFocus | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |