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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Operations Time Blocking |  UX Research User Interviews |  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. | 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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | 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 | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 30–60 min per interview | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 | 1 participant per interview | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | PlanningTime managementFocus | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |