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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Purposedifferent
In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.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.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
15-60 min je Zyklus45-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-82-63-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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