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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |