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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-84-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping