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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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