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Time Blocking
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause 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.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend5-15 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
11-53-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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PlanningTime managementFocus
StartupValidationCompetition
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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8D Problem Solving
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