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| Criterion |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Gemba Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-5 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 5-15 min | 30-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-5 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | StartupValidationCompetition | LeanObservationProcessOperations |