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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | 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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 60-90 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |