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Paper illustration for DMAIC.
Operations
DMAIC
Paper illustration of the Value Proposition Canvas: Value Map with products and services, pain relievers and gain creators on the left; Customer Profile with jobs, pains and gains on the right.
Product Strategy
Value Proposition Canvas
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
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 the value proposition and customer expectation drift apart, it makes fit and mismatch legible. It shows where offering and need don't yet come together.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-12 Wochen1-2 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-102-83-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control PlanValue Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, HypothesesProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement
ValueNeedsStrategy
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Root Cause Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis