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Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-52-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepStandard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
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StartupValidationCompetition
LeanProcessQuality
Root causeQualityOperations
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup