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| Criterion |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Agile Story Splitting |  Delivery Shape Up |  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 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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Smaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split Rationale | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | BacklogIterationDelivery | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |