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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
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 Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat 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 high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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 a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 minOngoing30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-51-203-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListVisual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
SignalsOperationsVisual management
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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