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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
Operations
Root Cause Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend15-30 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
11-62-81-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesCause Tree, Evidence Notes, CountermeasuresPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
PrioritizationFocusTasks
Root causeTreeIncidentQuality
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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