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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Agile NoEstimates |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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. | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 10-20 min daily | laufend | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1 | 2-12 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | EstimationForecastingFlow | FlowVisual managementDelivery |