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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint 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 decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min25 min Zyklen30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
DecisionTreeOptions
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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