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Standard Work Analysis
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Ivy Lee Method
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Cost of Delay
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.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h5-10 min daily90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-613-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsDaily Priority List, Completion NotesCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
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LeanProcessQuality
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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Eat the Frog
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Gemba Walk
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Getting Things Done