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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
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Product Discovery
Pretotyping
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.Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 minStunden bis wenige Tage15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
1-51-42-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListPretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decisionRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
ValidationDemandMVP
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis