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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
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Change Analysis
Paper illustration of Scatter Diagram with its method-specific working model.
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Scatter Diagram
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
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.When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
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MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-42-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListScatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, HypothesenlisteRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
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ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Root causeQualityVisualization
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
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8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)