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| Criterion |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Agile NoEstimates |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | laufend | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-12 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | EstimationForecastingFlow | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |