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| Criterion | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange |



