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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
2-51-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisRAID Log, Status Report SourceProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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8D Problem Solving
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing