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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile ROAM Board |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-15 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ROAM Board, Owner List | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | Root causeQualityOperations | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |