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| Criterion |  Agile WSJF |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 2-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |