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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
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 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.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h5-20 min30-90 min Setup, danach laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-84-102-81-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
ForecastingFlowDelivery
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