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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | SensemakingDecisionRationale | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |