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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Agile WSJF |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |