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| Criterion |  Agile WSJF |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | 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 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily | 5-15 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StartupValidationCompetition | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |