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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations Time Blocking |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 10-20 min daily | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | PlanningTime managementFocus | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |