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Criterion
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Purposedifferent
For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
0.5-5 Tage30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
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