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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Purposedifferent
When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable.For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 minlaufend
Participantsdifferent
1-62-82-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment BacklogWaste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
Tagsno overlap
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
WasteLeanProcess improvement
EstimationForecastingFlow
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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
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Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation