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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend45-90 min60-90 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)2-54-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
LeanObservationProcessOperations
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