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Criterion
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-90 minAs needed1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-54-156-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
IncidentOperationsReliability
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam