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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |