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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Purposedifferent
GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate je Goal45-90 min30-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-51-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area
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RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
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Paper illustration for Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting.
Engineering
Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk