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Criterion
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-60 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-811
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
Root causeQualityOperations
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
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ALPEN Method
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done