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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | Half day | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | FlowVisual managementDelivery |