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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Delivery Shape Up |  Architecture C4 Model |  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. | 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. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | 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 | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-4 h | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1-5 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | FlowVisual managementDelivery |