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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-82-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
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After-Action Review