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| Criterion |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut. | When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | 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 | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-90 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 6-12 | 3-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |