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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop | ![]() Operations Scatter Diagram | ![]() Operations 8D Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 1-6 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1-4 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Root causeQualityVisualization | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause |
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