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| Criterion |  Operations Time Blocking |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-3 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |