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Criterion
Paper illustration for DMAIC.
Operations
DMAIC
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighLow
Timedifferent
2-12 Wochen1-4 Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-106-30 Experten4-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control PlanExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB