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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Engineering Kanban |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Waste 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. | 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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Ongoing | 5-15 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-12 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | FlowVisual managementDelivery | StartupValidationCompetition | WasteLeanProcess improvement |