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Method sketches.

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OperationsOperating practiceMedium

A3 Problem Solving

Condenses problem, analysis, countermeasures, and follow-up onto one sheet and forces joint analysis.

Open method

Sources

A3 Problem-Solving · Lean Enterprise Institutelean.org

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OperationsOperating practiceLow

Accountability Ladder

Makes reaction patterns conscious and leads step by step to more ownership and concrete commitment.

Open method

Sources

Sketchplanations: The Accountability Laddersketchplanations.com

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OperationsOperating practiceLow

After-Action Review

Compares goal and actual course, identifies deviations, and records concrete learning steps.

Open method

Sources

Annex A: After Action Review Standards - National Training Center EXOPhome.army.mil Training Management Directorate publishes training circular - U.S. Armyarmy.mil

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DevOpsOperating practiceMedium

Blameless Postmortem

Reconstructs an incident without assigning blame and translates causes into concrete improvement actions.

Open method

Sources

Using SRE to meet reliability challenges · Google Cloudcloud.google.com

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OperationsOperating practiceMedium

Bottleneck Analysis

Measures flow, wait times, and WIP to find the bottleneck and derive relief options.

Open method

Sources

Bottleneck Analysistocico.org

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DevOpsOperating practiceMedium

ChatOps

Moves incident response into a shared thread, connects alerts with commands, and keeps decisions traceable.

Open method

Sources

Using ChatOps to help Actions on-call engineers · GitHub Bloggithub.blog

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1 method sketches

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OperationsOperating practiceLow

Gemba Walk

Goes to the place where work happens, observes the process without disrupting it, and gathers solid clues about friction.

Open method

Sources

How to Go to the Gemba · Lean Enterprise Institutelean.org

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1 method sketches

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DevOpsOperating practiceMedium

Incident Command

Coordinates roles, communication, and measures during an incident so situational awareness and decisions converge.

Open method

Sources

Incident management at Google · Google Cloudcloud.google.com

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OperationsOperating practiceMedium

Kaizen Event

Bundles observation, waste analysis, and experiments into a compact improvement process with a new standard.

Open method

Sources

Kaizen Eventlean.org

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EngineeringOperating practiceMedium

Kanban

Makes work visible, limits WIP, and uses flow metrics to show where a technical system is slowing down.

Open method

Sources

The Kanban Guide · May 2025kanbanguides.org

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1 method sketches

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OperationsOperating practiceMedium

Learning Review

Examines an incident with a view to decisions, assumptions, and system factors, and records the resulting lessons.

Open method

Sources

Learning Reviewsre.google

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1 method sketches

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OperationsOperating practiceLow

Runbook

Describes a recurring scenario with steps, checks, and escalation so execution stays stable under pressure.

Open method

Sources

Being On-Call · Google SRE Workbooksre.google

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Team DesignOperating practiceLow

Team API

Moves team boundaries, interfaces, and collaboration toward a concrete result through "provide the template", "clarify responsibilities and non-responsibilities", and "anchor it visibly in the wiki".

Open method

Sources

Team Topologies: Team API templategithub.com

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FacilitationOperating practiceMedium

Team Charter

Clarifies purpose, roles, and working rules in a charter that makes collaboration tangible and verifiable.

Open method

Sources

Atlassian Team Charter · original teaching exampleatlassian.com

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Team DesignOperating practiceMedium

Team Cognitive Load Assessment

Moves team boundaries, interfaces, and collaboration toward a concrete result through "explain the scale and categories", "run an anonymous team survey", and "derive and track actions".

Open method

Sources

Team Topologies: Cognitive Loadteamtopologies.com

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OperationsOperating practiceHigh

Theory of Constraints

Finds a system's bottleneck, aligns work around it, and cyclically checks whether flow improves.

Open method

Sources

Theory of Constraints Institute: Theory of Constraintstocinstitute.org

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1 method sketches

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OperationsOperating practiceLow

Visual Management

Makes status, exceptions, and signals recognizable at a glance so teams can react faster.

Open method

Sources

Andon · Lean Enterprise Institutelean.org

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AgileOperating practiceLow

Working Agreements

Jointly formulates valid working rules and clarifies how the team handles expectations, conflicts, and reviews.

Open method

Sources

Atlassian Working Agreements · original teaching exampleatlassian.com