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| Criterion |  Agile WSJF |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 0.5-5 Tage | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |