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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Gemba Walk | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-120 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | LeanObservationProcessOperations | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |
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