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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
Purposedifferent
When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.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.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
32-52-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisStandard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
LeanProcessQuality
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Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop