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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |
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