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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
Operations
Root Cause Tree Analysis
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min1-3 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
5-152-82-6
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListCause Tree, Evidence Notes, CountermeasuresRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
Root causeTreeIncidentQuality
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving