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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scatter Diagram with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Scatter Diagram
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Purposedifferent
When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min2-6 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-43-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, HypothesenlisteCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
Tagsno overlap
Root causeQualityVisualization
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)