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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.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 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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend5-15 min10-20 min daily30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
11-511
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StartupValidationCompetition
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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