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| Criterion |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Operations Scatter Diagram |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-4 | 4-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | Root causeQualityVisualization | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |