PG017
Maintain a standardized core template with optional modular sections so process updates proceed quickly without undermining organisation-wide documentation consistency.
CyberTRIZ analysis · Process contradiction PG017 · one of 8,235 worked contradictions published by CyberTRIZ.AI
Regulations
Greater Documentation Standardization vs. Faster Process Updates
Business Context. Standardized documentation templates ensure consistency across the organization, but rigid templates can slow down updates when a process change does not map cleanly onto the existing template structure.
Process TRIZ Resolution. Rather than forcing every update through a rigid template, organizations should maintain a flexible core template with optional modular sections, allowing updates to proceed quickly while preserving overall documentation consistency.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 40 (Composite Materials) combines a standardized core template with optional modular sections.
Principle 15 (Dynamics) allows the template to adapt to different types of process updates.
Principle 3 (Local Quality) permits local flexibility within an overall standardized structure.
Expected Outcome
Maintained documentation consistency
Faster process updates
Reduced template-related delays
Flexible accommodation of change types
Decision Indicators
Process updates are delayed because they do not fit the standard template.
Staff work around the template rather than adapting it.
Documentation consistency has degraded due to informal workarounds.
No modular structure exists to accommodate varied update types.
Template rigidity is cited as a barrier to timely documentation.
If several of these indicators are present, the contradiction is likely active and the Process TRIZ resolution above should be evaluated.