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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.When teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing15-60 minlaufend, 1-5 min je Item45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-202-93-92-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsPoint Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity DataA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationAgileMeasurement
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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