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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30-120 min1 h bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-61-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
LeanObservationProcessOperations
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis