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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Engineering Kanban |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | Ongoing | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 2-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | FlowVisual managementDelivery | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |