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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 5-20 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-20 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | EstimationEffortRisk | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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