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Criterion
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid