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Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off 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.When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-63-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
Tagsno overlap
LeanProcessQuality
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis