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| Criterion |  Operations Time Blocking |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | DecisionTreeOptions | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |