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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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 | Low | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 10-20 min daily | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1 | 4-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |