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| Criterion |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Operations Process Mapping |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-5 Tage | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | ProcessOperationsImprovement | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |