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| Criterion |  Operations Time Blocking |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | ValidationDemandMVP | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |