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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-62-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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