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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
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Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
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.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.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
45-120 min1-3 Tage1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-61-43-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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