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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |
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