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| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 30-60 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 1-5 | 3-6 | 2-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |