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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend30-60 min1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)2-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
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AgileIterationCadence
Root causeQualityOperations
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis