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| Criterion |  Operations Theory of Constraints |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend | 1-3 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement | FlowMeasurementConstraints | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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