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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-5 | 2-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | StrategyMarketAnalysis | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |