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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min15-60 min je Zyklus20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-83-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesLessons learned, Action items, Event summary
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
LearningOperationsImprovement
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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