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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Canvas |  Delivery Shape Up |  Product Discovery Dual-Track Agile |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | Laufend, Wochen bis Monate | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 4-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope Notes | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Discovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasDiscoveryScope | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | AgileDiscoveryDelivery | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |