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| Criterion | ![]() Operations After-Action Review | ![]() Product Discovery Product Kata |
|---|---|---|
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. | Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 1-2 Wochen je Loop |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning report |
Tags1 shared | LearningOperationsImprovement | OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching |
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