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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
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.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hAs needed30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
IncidentOperationsReliability
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review