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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend10-20 min daily45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
114-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review