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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Operations After-Action Review |  Engineering Kanban |  Operations Process Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | laufend | 20-45 min | Ongoing | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-12 | 2-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | LearningOperationsImprovement | FlowVisual managementDelivery | ProcessOperationsImprovement |