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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 0.5-3 Tage | 1-3 Tage | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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