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| Criterion |  Engineering Kanban |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | 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. | 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | FlowVisual managementDelivery | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |