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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
45-120 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-84-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan