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Criterion
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Purposedifferent
For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1 h bis mehrere Wochen1-2 h Setup, laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-813-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard