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Criterion
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-120 min1 h bis mehrere Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-83-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Observation Notes, Improvement IdeasPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeSalience Diagram, Strategy per Class
Tagsno overlap
LeanObservationProcessOperations
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping