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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 minWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-81-52-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
StartupValidationCompetition
LeanStartupValidationMVP
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Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Paper illustration of Pretotyping with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Pretotyping
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping