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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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