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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend20-40 min initial, dann laufend30 min Setup, dann laufend10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-151-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanROAM Board, Owner ListRAID Log, Status Report SourceDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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