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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | StartupValidationCompetition | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |