View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 3-10 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |