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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
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 high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 hOngoing1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-101-203-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasVisual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
SignalsOperationsVisual management
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
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