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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
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Eat the Frog
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Kepner-Tregoe
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Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
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LowHighLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily2-8 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
12-81-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
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PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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