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| Criterion |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Operations After-Action Review |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | 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 | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-5 | 3-12 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | LearningOperationsImprovement | FlowVisual managementDelivery |