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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field 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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ChangeDecisionStrategy |