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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-90 min | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-8 | 3-12 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy | FlowVisual managementDelivery |