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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
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Process Mapping
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
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 PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.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.
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1-3 h1-3 h Setup, laufend2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1012-8
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
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Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
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After-Action Review