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Archetype Candidates
Archetype Candidates
Status: Working draft
These archetypes are provisional. They should be revised as the census grows.
Diagnostic
Primary question: Why did this happen?
Examples:
- Five Whys
- RCA
- Fishbone
- FTA
- STAMP
- EDF
Situational Assessment
Primary question: What is the current state?
Examples:
- SWOT
- PESTLE
- Porter's Five Forces
- Wardley Mapping
- Business Model Canvas
Decision / Prioritization
Primary question: Which option should we choose or prioritize?
Examples:
- Decision Matrix
- Weighted Decision Matrix
- MoSCoW
- Eisenhower Matrix
- Kepner-Tregoe
Planning / Alignment
Primary question: How do we align effort toward desired outcomes?
Examples:
- OKRs
- SMART Goals
- Hoshin Kanri
- Balanced Scorecard
Execution / Flow
Primary question: How do we reliably perform and manage work?
Examples:
- Scrum
- Kanban
- GTD
- ITIL
Design / Discovery
Primary question: What should we create and why?
Examples:
- Design Thinking
- Double Diamond
- Jobs To Be Done
- Lean Startup
Governance / Control
Primary question: Who has authority, accountability, and control?
Examples:
- RACI
- DACI
- COSO
- COBIT
Learning / Evaluation
Primary question: Has learning or quality occurred?
Examples:
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Kolb
- Kirkpatrick
- CIPP