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Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Purposedifferent
The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-120 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-63-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving