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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Engineering Kanban |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | 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. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 120 min initial, dann laufend | Ongoing | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-6 | 2-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | FlowVisual managementDelivery | FlowMeasurementConstraints |