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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | 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. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | LeanObservationProcessOperations | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |