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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Purposedifferent
With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.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.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.
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LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
5-10 min daily2-6 h45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
13-102-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Eat the Frog
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
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Pareto Analysis
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SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)