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| Criterion |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Agile Bucket System |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-8 h | 30-90 min | 1-6 Wochen | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |