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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting