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Criterion
Paper illustration for DMAIC.
Operations
DMAIC
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
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 teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-12 Wochen1-3 Tage Setup, laufend20-40 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-102-83-15
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control PlanGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality ChecksROAM Board, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping