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| Criterion |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations Change Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project 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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 10-20 min daily | 45-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |