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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
A paper-based illustration representing Kano Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Kano Model
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off 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.When features need to be distinguished by their effect on satisfaction, it makes expectations and surprises comparable. It separates basic needs, performance contribution, and delight.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-2 Tage45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-2010-502-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesKano Matrix, Feature Classes, Priority ThemesTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
SatisfactionPrioritizationCustomer
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay