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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Engineering Kanban |  DevOps Incident Timeline 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. | For an incident with an unclear sequence, the method makes the timeline precisely visible. It separates perception, reaction, and delay so cause and effect become more clearly readable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Ongoing | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | FlowVisual managementDelivery | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering |
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