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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE 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.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
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