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Criterion
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis