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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | 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. | 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 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 45-120 min | 30-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | WasteLeanProcess improvement | LeanObservationProcessOperations | LeanFlowWasteDelivery |