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Criterion
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
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 tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.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
LowHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min45-90 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsICE Table, Top Idea ListDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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