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| Criterion |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | Ongoing | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-20 | 2-5 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | SignalsOperationsVisual management | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | LeanFlowWasteDelivery |