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| Criterion |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Engineering Golden Path |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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 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. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 15-90 min daily | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-4 h | 1-6 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause |