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Criterion
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30 min Setup, dann laufend30-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-62-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsRAID Log, Status Report SourceObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
LeanProcessQuality
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
LeanObservationProcessOperations
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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