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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 5-10 min daily | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |