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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field 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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID