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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
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 a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesWaste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
WasteLeanProcess improvement
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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram