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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsRAID Log, Status Report SourceFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Root causeQualityOperations
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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