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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Engineering Kanban |  DevOps Incident Command |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Ongoing | As needed |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-12 | 4-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | FlowVisual managementDelivery | IncidentOperationsReliability |
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