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Criterion
Paper illustration for DMAIC.
Operations
DMAIC
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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.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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-12 Wochen30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control PlanRAID Log, Status Report SourceRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping