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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 90-180 min | 10-20 min daily | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |