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Criterion
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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 initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-120 min60-90 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-103-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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