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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Standard Work Analysis |  Operations Gemba Walk |  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 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-3 h | 30-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | LeanProcessQuality | LeanObservationProcessOperations | Root causeQualityOperations |