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Criterion
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Purposedifferent
When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h90-180 min25 min Zyklen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-63-811-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
Tagsno overlap
LeanProcessQuality
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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