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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h30-60 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-81-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FlowMeasurementConstraints
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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