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Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend2-6 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
13-103-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
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ALPEN Method
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram