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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Wochen1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-105-12 Interviews3-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsJob Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis