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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-202-82-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
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