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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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 tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-103-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review