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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
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.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min2-8 h1-4 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
1-55-123-82-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action PlanRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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