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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-102-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
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ProcessOperationsImprovement
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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 the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method