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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag bis 2 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1015-2002-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
Root causeQualityOperations
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Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion