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| Criterion |  Operations Theory of Constraints |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Delivery Communication Plan |  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. | 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | 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 | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 45-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-6 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement | ForecastingFlowDelivery | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | LearningOperationsImprovement |