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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Agile Story Points |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Agile Ideal Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data. | 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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 1-3 h | 15-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-9 | 4-10 | 2-9 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | EstimationAgileMeasurement | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | EstimationEffortAgile |