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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 fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
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.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
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Timedifferent
1-2 h30-60 min30-60 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-81-52-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
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Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
Root causeQualityOperations
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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