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Criterion
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
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.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.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 hHalber Tag bis 2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1015-2002-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Troika Consulting.
Facilitation
Troika Consulting