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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.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.When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-52-56-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map
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PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
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A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk