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| Criterion | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology | ![]() Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 0.5-3 Tage | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 5-15 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |
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