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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
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 early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.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 h45-120 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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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 for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram