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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations After-Action Review |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20-45 min | 60-180 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 4-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | LearningOperationsImprovement | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |