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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
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.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
12-101-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring