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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | StartupValidationCompetition | FlowVisual managementDelivery |