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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Engineering Kanban |  Decision Making PERT Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Ongoing | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | FlowVisual managementDelivery | EstimationUncertaintyRisk |
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