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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 30-120 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | LeanObservationProcessOperations | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |
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