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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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