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| Criterion |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|
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 improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |
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