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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
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Engineering
Golden Path
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
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.When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Tage Setup, laufend1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality ChecksProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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8D Problem Solving
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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