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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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 decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min
Participantssame
4-104-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
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