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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
FlowMeasurementConstraints
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond