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Criterion	Operations Visual Management	Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis	Agile 4Ls Retrospective	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.	For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.	When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.	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	Medium	Low	High
Timedifferent	Ongoing	1-3 h	45–75 min	2-6 h
Participantsdifferent	1-20	2-8	Team members involved	3-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues	Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures	4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap	SignalsOperationsVisual management	Root causeTreeIncidentQuality	RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause