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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-6 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |
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