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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | laufend | 1-3 h | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-10 | 4-12 Experten | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | EstimationExpertsForecasting | FlowVisual managementDelivery |