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| Criterion |  Operations Standard Work Analysis |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Operations Process Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | LeanProcessQuality | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | ProcessOperationsImprovement |
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