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Criterion
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-120 min30-60 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Observation Notes, Improvement IdeasICE Table, Top Idea ListRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
LeanObservationProcessOperations
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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