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Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Purposedifferent
The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.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.When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min1-3 hlaufend
Participantsdifferent
14-102-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
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LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
EstimationForecastingFlow
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Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
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Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
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Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation