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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-60 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |