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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
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.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.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 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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h45-90 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
32-62-52-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsStandard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
LeanProcessQuality
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
LeanObservationProcessOperations
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