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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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