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Paper illustration for Troika Consulting.
Facilitation
Troika Consulting
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When someone needs to sort out a concrete work problem, Troika Consulting offers fast peer consulting with a tight focus. The method brings perspectives together without taking responsibility out of the person's hands.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-45 min30-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-302-62-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Advice Notes, Next Actions, Peer InsightsObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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FacilitationCoachingLearning
LeanObservationProcessOperations
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
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After-Action Review
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam