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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
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.In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.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.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag30-90 minAs needed
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresSimulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated RunbooksConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates
Tagsno overlap
FlowMeasurementConstraints
ResilienceOperationsIncident
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
IncidentOperationsReliability
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