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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Value Stream Mapping | ![]() Delivery Shape Up | ![]() Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |
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