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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Purposedifferent
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.When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowLow
Timedifferent
20-60 min2-4 h Analyse, laufendUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
13-12Scrum Team3-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesConstraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow MetricsImprovement actions, Team agreementsLessons learned, Action items, Event summary
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
LearningOperationsImprovement
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