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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-2 Wochen | 30-60 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | Root causeQualityOperations | LearningOperationsImprovement |