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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | LeanFlowWasteDelivery |
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