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Criterion
Paper illustration of a horizontal story map with an activity backbone, task cards below it and a cross-map release line.
Product Discovery
User Story Mapping
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog CandidatesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
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ALPEN Method
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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Kaizen Event