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| Criterion | ![]() Operations 8D Problem Solving | ![]() Operations Scatter Diagram | ![]() Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 30-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | Root causeQualityVisualization | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |
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