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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-4 pro Pitch3-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures
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LeanFlowWasteDelivery
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting