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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-103-85-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentKPI Tree, Owner ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
FlowMeasurementConstraints
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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