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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min Setup, danach laufend1-3 hlaufend
Participantsdifferent
4-101-83-102-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
ForecastingFlowDelivery
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
EstimationForecastingFlow
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