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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Concept 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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | KnowledgeMappingRisk | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |