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Criterion
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-8 h30-120 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-122-612-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
LeanObservationProcessOperations
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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