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Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-3 h1-6 Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-123-124-101-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
FlowVisual managementDelivery
KnowledgeMappingRisk
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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