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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-4 h workshop plus review30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-101
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
FlowMeasurementConstraints
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method