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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |