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Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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.Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend0.5-3 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-155-153-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner ListRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change AgendaRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping