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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations Time Blocking |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  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 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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1 | 3-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | PlanningTime managementFocus | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |