methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration of Product Kata with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Product Kata
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Purposedifferent
Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning.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.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Wochen je Loop45-90 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-52-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning reportA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
LeanObservationProcessOperations
Add more methods

Often compared together

Methods with strong topical overlap with the current selection, not yet in the comparison.

Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe