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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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