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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-90 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-1011
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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ProcessOperationsImprovement
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
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