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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |
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