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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
12-53-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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