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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-103-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
ProcessOperationsImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
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