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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Research User Interviews |  Operations Getting Things Done |  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 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 many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 30–60 min per interview | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 participant per interview | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |