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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-6 Wochen5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
2-104-101-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action Areas8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
StartupValidationCompetition
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram