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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 20–45 min | 1-3 h | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | Small cross-functional group | 1-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | SensemakingDecisionRationale | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |