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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 of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 min90-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-82-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lessons learned, Action items, Event summaryCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
LearningOperationsImprovement
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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