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Criterion
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream 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.For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
laufend45-120 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-122-82-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing RulesWaste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list
Tagsno overlap
EstimationForecastingFlow
WasteLeanProcess improvement
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
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