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Criterion
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
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 story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-120 min15-30 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-632-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Observation Notes, Improvement IdeasClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsStandard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs
Tagsno overlap
LeanObservationProcessOperations
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
LeanProcessQuality
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis