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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing1 h bis mehrere Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-201-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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Kaizen Event