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| Criterion |  Agile Story Splitting |  Agile Scrum |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Operations Kaizen Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a story becomes too large for a clean flow, it breaks scope down along value and risk. It shapes the work into a form that ships earlier and is easier to verify. | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | 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. | For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 45-90 min | 0.5-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 2-5 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Smaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split Rationale | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogIterationDelivery | AgileIterationCadence | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | LeanContinuous improvementOperations |