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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | LeanFlowWasteDelivery |
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