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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Purposedifferent
For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.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.When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate20-40 min initial, dann laufend15-30 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-1533-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseROAM Board, Owner ListClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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