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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 30-120 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | LeanObservationProcessOperations | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |