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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for T-Shirt Sizing.
Agile
T-Shirt Sizing
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
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 only needs to be classified roughly, it makes comparability more important than false precision. It helps sort work quickly into manageable sizes.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.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing15-45 min45-90 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-202-122-52-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesSize Buckets, Rough Backlog Map, Split CandidatesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
EstimationAgileRoadmap
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
LeanObservationProcessOperations
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