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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 ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h10-20 min daily30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-1012-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
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ABC Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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Kaizen Event