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| Criterion |  Operations Runbook |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access. | 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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1 | 4-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | StrategyMetricsExecution | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |