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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Operations ALPEN Method |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | 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. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-3 h | 10-20 min daily | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 3-10 | 1 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | JourneyServiceService design |