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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Delivery RAID Log |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | RAID Log, Status Report Source | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |
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