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| Criterion |  Engineering Kanban |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Agile NoEstimates |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | laufend | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 2-12 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | FlowVisual managementDelivery | LeanStartupValidationMVP | EstimationForecastingFlow | StartupValidationCompetition |