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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |