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Criterion
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Purposedifferent
System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
Mehrere Tage bis Wochen30 min Setup, dann laufend20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Simulation Model, Scenario ReportsRAID Log, Status Report SourceBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis