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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
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.The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins.The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-102-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business HypothesesStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
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ProcessOperationsImprovement
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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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 of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk