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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Operations Time Blocking |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | 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 | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 1-2 h | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | PlanningTime managementFocus | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |