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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Delivery Shape Up |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |