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Criterion
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field 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.A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-4 h or multiple rounds45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-12 Experten3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
EstimationExpertsForecasting
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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Decision Making
Delphi Method
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Decision Making
OODA Loop
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Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points