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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | When user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut. | 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 | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 0.5-2 Tage | 2-4 h | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 6-12 | 4-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |