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| Criterion |  Operations Process Mapping |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20-45 min | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessOperationsImprovement | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |