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Criterion
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min30-120 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-62-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanProcessQuality
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
LeanObservationProcessOperations
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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