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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 illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.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
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Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag bis 2 Tage2-6 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1015-2003-102-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
Root causeQualityOperations
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