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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Operations Weekly Review |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1 | 3-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ProductivityExecutionPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |