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| Criterion |  Operations Theory of Constraints |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend | 1-3 h | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ForecastingFlowDelivery | LearningOperationsImprovement |