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| Criterion |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Agile Story Splitting |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 story becomes too large for a clean flow, it breaks scope down along value and risk. It shapes the work into a form that ships earlier and is easier to verify. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 10-20 min daily | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Smaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split Rationale | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | BacklogIterationDelivery | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |