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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Operations After-Action Review |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 2-6 h | 20-45 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | LearningOperationsImprovement | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |