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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min90-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-82-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID