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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution 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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-8 hInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews
Participantsdifferent
3-102-85-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log
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ProcessOperationsImprovement
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
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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 Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving