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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min2-4 h Analyse, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-63-121
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListConstraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow MetricsAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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DecisionTreeOptions
OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review