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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-90 min daily5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
3-813-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
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Ivy Lee Method
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop