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Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage2-6 h1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
15-2003-104-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
Operations
Root Cause Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis