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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Agile WSJF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 10-20 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-8 | 4-100+ | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization |