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Criterion
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
Paper illustration of Pretotyping with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Pretotyping
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.Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hStunden bis wenige Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-61-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsPretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision
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LeanProcessQuality
ValidationDemandMVP
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Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test