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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() Operations A3 Problem Solving | ![]() Operations Process Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-5 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | ProcessOperationsImprovement |
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