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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-90 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-103-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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Architecture
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