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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Operations 5 Whys |  Operations Gemba Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-30 min | 30-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | LeanObservationProcessOperations |
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