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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Purposedifferent
For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping