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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Engineering Golden Path |  Operations Weekly Review |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 1 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ProductivityExecutionPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |