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Criterion
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
Purposedifferent
After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-45 min1-3 h20-60 min2-4 h Analyse, laufend
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lessons learned, Action items, Event summaryBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesConstraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics
Tagsno overlap
LearningOperationsImprovement
FlowMeasurementConstraints
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement
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