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| Criterion |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Time Blocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 10-20 min daily | 15-90 min daily | 15-30 min Planung, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | PlanningTime managementFocus |