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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis | ![]() Delivery RAID Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | RAID Log, Status Report Source |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance |



