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Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Purposedifferent
A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
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Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus review1 h bis mehrere Wochen2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
4-101-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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Kaizen Event
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving