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Issue Trees – What Are They and How Do You Use Them?

StrategyU

We might frame this “problem” in the form of a question, “Company profitability is declining, what are the ways to improve it?” ” We can then start to brainstorm different ways that profitability might be increased. At StrategyU we are fans of the SCQA process to define problems and develop hypotheses.

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Problem-Solving Tools to Help Your Business Increase Productivity

Wrike

It’s proof that sometimes the best business problem-solving tools really are the simplest. . Problem: You know your team isn’t using hours effectively. You’ll never do away with these conversations and brainstorming sessions entirely. Here’s a frightening statistic: For the average worker, only 2.8 Even worse?