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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
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 decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-62-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
DecisionTreeOptions
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Root Cause Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving