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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |