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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Visual Management | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 30-90 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-15 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | ROAM Board, Owner List | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |



