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Criterion
Runbook workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Runbook
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min30 min Setup, dann laufend2-8 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-41-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-82-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Runbook, Checklist, Escalation PathRAID Log, Status Report SourceProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
OperationsReliabilityDocumentation
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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