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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Operations Theory of Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 10-20 min | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 4-100+ | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | FlowMeasurementConstraints | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement |