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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing30-60 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-201-53-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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