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Criterion
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Purposedifferent
When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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.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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend30-60 min30-120 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner ListABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
LeanObservationProcessOperations
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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