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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Agile Specification by Example |  Engineering Kanban |  Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | 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 a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-90 min pro Feature | Ongoing | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-6 | 2-12 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | FlowVisual managementDelivery | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |