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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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.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.
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-6 Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
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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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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis