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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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