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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-812-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method