This cross-reference lists 396 tool names in an alphabetical order. Tool cross-references are in parentheses. Numerical designations, for example number 122, indicate the tool number. Letter designations, for example (IG), indicate tool classification (Idea Generating).
1 | (IG) | 5W2H method |
2 | (IG) | 6-3-5 method |
Abstraction process (see tool 102) | ||
3 | (AT) | Action and effect diagram (AED) |
4 | (PP) | Action plan |
5 | (AT) | Activity analysis |
6 | (DC) | Activity cost matrix |
7 | (PP) | Activity network diagram |
8 | (IG) | Affinity diagram |
9 | (IG) | Analogy and metaphor |
10 | (AT) | Analysis of variance |
11 | (IG) | Attribute listing |
12 | (PP) | Audience analysis |
13 | (DM) | Balance sheet |
14 | (AT) | Bar chart |
15 | (CI) | Barriers-and-aids analysis |
16 | (PP) | Basili data collection method |
17 | (DC) | Benchmarking |
18 | (AT) | Block diagram |
19 | (AT) | Box plot |
20 | (IG) | Brainstorming |
21 | (IG) | Brainwriting pool |
22 | (AT) | Breakdown tree |
23 | (TB) | Buzz group |
24 | (DC) | Case study |
25 | (AT) | Cause and effect diagram (CED) |
26 | (AT) | Cause and effect diagram adding cards (CEDAC) |
27 | (IG) | Checkerboard method |
28 | (IG) | Checklist |
29 | (DC) | Checksheet |
30 | (IG) | Circle of opportunity |
31 | (DC) | Circle response |
32 | (TB) | Circles of influence |
33 | (DC) | Circles of knowledge |
34 | (IG) | Circumrelation |
35 | (ES) | Cluster analysis |
36 | (ES) | Comparison matrix |
37 | (AT) | Competency gap assessment |
38 | (DC) | Conjoint analysis |
39 | (DM) | Consensus decision making |
40 | (AT) | Control Chart - c (attribute) |
41 | (AT) | Control Chart - p (attribute) |
42 | (AT) | Control Chart - $X-R (variable) |
43 | (DM) | Correlation analysis |
44 | (AT) | Cost of quality |
45 | (ES) | Cost-benefit analysis |
46 | (PP) | Countermeasures matrix |
47 | (IG) | Crawford slip method |
48 | (ES) | Creativity assessment |
49 | (ES) | Criteria filtering |
50 | (IG) | Critical dialogue |
51 | (DC) | Critical incident |
52 | (AT) | Customer acquisition-defection matrix |
53 | (DC) | Customer needs table |
54 | (AT) | Customer satisfaction analysis (CSA) |
55 | (DC) | Customer-first-questions (CFQ) |
56 | (AT) | Cycle time flowchart |
57 | (DC) | Data collection strategy |
58 | (DM) | Decision process flowchart |
59 | (DM) | Decision tree diagram |
60 | (DC) | Defect map |
61 | (ES) | Delphi method |
62 | (CI) | Deming PDSA cycle |
63 | (AT) | Demographic analysis |
64 | (ES) | Dendrogram |
65 | (PP) | Deployment chart (down-across) |
66 | (PP) | Descriptive statistics |
67 | (PP) | Different point of view |
68 | (PP) | Dimensions cube |
69 | (AT) | Dot diagram |
70 | (IG) | Double reversal |
71 | (CI) | Events log |
72 | (CI) | Facility layout diagram |
73 | (ES) | Factor analysis |
74 | (CI) | Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) |
75 | (AT) | Fault tree analysis (FTA) |
76 | (TB) | Fishbowls |
77 | (AT) | Five whys |
78 | (DC) | Focus group |
79 | (CI) | Fog index |
80 | (CI) | Force field analysis (FFA) |
81 | (IG) | Forced association |
82 | (DM) | Forced choice |
83 | (AT) | Frequency distribution (FD) |
84 | (IG) | Fresh eye |
85 | (AT) | Functional map |
86 | (AT) | Futures wheel |
87 | (PP) | Gantt chart |
80 | (CI) | Gap analysis |
89 | (PP) | Gozinto chart |
90 | (AT) | Histogram |
91 | (ES) | House of quality |
92 | (DM) | Hypothesis testing (chi-square) |
93 | (ES) | Idea advocate |
94 | (IG) | Idea borrowing |
95 | (IG) | Idea grid |
96 | (DM) | Importance weighting |
97 | (PP) | Influence diagram |
98 | (DC) | Information needs analysis |
99 | (AT) | Interrelationship digraph (I.D.) |
100 | (DC) | Interview technique |
101 | (AT) | Line chart |
102 | (ES) | Linking diagram |
103 | (CI) | Major program status |
104 | (AT) | Markov analysis |
105 | (ES) | Matrix data analysis |
106 | (PP) | Matrix diagram |
107 | (ES) | Measurement matrix |
108 | (113) | Mental imaging |
109 | (PP) | Milestones chart |
110 | (IG) | Mind flow |
111 | (IG) | Monthly assessment schedule |
112 | (IG) | Morphological analysis |
113 | (DC) | Multiple rating matrix |
114 | (AT) | Multivariable chart |
115 | (DM) | Multivoting |
116 | (AT) | Needs analysis |
117 | (IG) | Nominal group technique (NGT) |
118 | (ES) | Nominal prioritization |
119 | (AT) | Normal probability distribution |
120 | (ES) | Numerical prioritization |
121 | (CI) | Objectives matrix (OMAX) |
122 | (DC) | Observation |
123 | (ES) | Opportunity analysis |
124 | (PP) | Organization chart |
125 | (TB) | Organization mapping |
126 | (CI) | Organization readiness chart |
127 | (TB) | Pair matching overlay |
128 | (ES) | Paired comparison |
129 | (AT) | Panel debate |
130 | (AT) | Pareto chart |
131 | (IG) | Phillips 66 |
132 | (PP) | Pictograph |
133 | (AT) | Pie chart |
134 | (IG) | Pin cards technique |
135 | (DM) | Point-scoring evaluation |
136 | (AT) | Polygon |
137 | (AT) | Polygon overlay |
138 | (CI) | Potential problem analysis (PPA) |
139 | (PP) | Presentation |
140 | (ES) | Prioritization matrix—analytical |
141 | (ES) | Prioritization matrix—combination |
142 | (ES) | Prioritization matrix—consensus |
143 | (AT) | Problem analysis |
144 | (ES) | Problem selection matrix |
145 | (PP) | Problem specification |
146 | (AT) | Process analysis |
147 | (AT) | Process capability ratios |
148 | (PP) | Process decision program chart (PDPC) |
149 | (AT) | Process flowchart |
150 | (CI) | Process mapping |
151 | (CI) | Process selection matrix |
152 | (PP) | Program evaluation and review technique (PERT) |
153 | (PP) | Project planning log |
154 | (ES) | Project prioritization matrix |
155 | (CI) | Quality chart |
156 | (DC) | Questionnaires |
157 | (AT) | Radar chart |
158 | (DC) | Random numbers generator |
159 | (ES) | Ranking matrix |
160 | (ES) | Rating matrix |
161 | (TB) | Relationship map |
162 | (PP) | Resource histogram |
163 | (PP) | Resource requirements matrix |
164 | (DC) | Response data encoding form |
165 | (DC) | Response matrix analysis |
166 | (CI) | Responsibility matrix |
167 | (ES) | Reverse brainstorming |
168 | (AT) | Risk space analysis |
169 | (CI) | Rotating roles |
170 | (IG) | Round robin brainstorming |
171 | (AT) | Run chart |
172 | (AT) | Run-it-by |
173 | (DC) | Sampling methods |
174 | (AT) | SCAMPER |
175 | (AT) | Scatter diagram |
176 | (CI) | Scenario writing |
177 | (ES) | Selection matrix |
178 | (ES) | Selection window |
179 | (IG) | Semantic intuition |
180 | (CI) | Shewhart PDCA cycle |
181 | (AT) | Snake chart |
182 | (TB) | Sociogram |
Solution impact diagram (see tool 3) | ||
183 | (ES) | Solution matrix |
184 | (AT) | Standard deviation |
185 | (DC) | Starbursting |
186 | (AT) | Stem-and-leaf display |
187 | (ES) | Sticking dots |
188 | (IG) | Stimulus analysis |
189 | (PP) | Storyboarding |
190 | (AT) | Stratification |
191 | (AT) | Stratum chart |
192 | (DC) | Surveying |
193 | (PP) | SWOT analysis |
194 | (AT) | Symbolic flowchart |
195 | (AT) | Systems analysis diagram |
196 | (AT) | Task analysis |
197 | (TB) | Team meeting evaluation |
198 | (TB) | Team mirror |
199 | (TB) | Team process assessment |
200 | (AT) | Thematic content analysis |
201 | (CI) | Time study sheet |
202 | (AT) | Timeline chart |
203 | (PP) | Top-down flowchart |
204 | (PP) | Tree diagram |
205 | (AT) | Trend analysis |
206 | (ES) | Triple ranking |
207 | (AT) | Truth table |
208 | (DC) | Two-dimensional survey grid |
209 | (AT) | Two-directional bar chart |
210 | (AT) | Value analysis |
211 | (AT) | Value/non-value-added cycle time chart |
212 | (AT) | Variance analysis |
213 | (ES) | Venn diagram |
Voice of the customer (see tool 53) | ||
214 | (DM) | Weighted voting |
215 | (AT) | What-if analysis |
216 | (PP) | Why/how charting |
217 | (IG) | Wildest idea technique |
218 | (AT) | Window analysis |
219 | (AT) | Wishful thinking |
220 | (PP) | Work breakdown structure (WBS) |
221 | (CI) | Work flow analysis (WFA) |
222 | (AT) | Yield chart |