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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
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is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-60 min je Zyklus45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
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ProcessOperationsImprovement
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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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 Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method