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Criterion	Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning	Operations Gemba Walk	Operations Fishbone Diagram	Operations Standard Work Analysis
Purposedifferent	It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.	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.	When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Low	Low	Medium
Timedifferent	90-180 min	30-120 min	30-60 min	1-3 h
Participantsdifferent	4-12	2-6	2-8	2-6
Formatsame	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory	Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas	Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog	Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs
Tagsno overlap	CadenceGovernanceExecution	LeanObservationProcessOperations	Root causeQualityOperations	LeanProcessQuality