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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Operations Time Blocking |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 5-15 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1 | 1-5 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | PlanningTime managementFocus | StartupValidationCompetition | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |