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Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
0.5-5 Tage1-3 Tage1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-101-43-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)