Makes work visible, limits WIP, and uses flow metrics to show where a technical system is slowing down.
Core question: What helps us finish started work promptly and more predictably within our agreed workflow?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
Ongoing
2-12
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DeliveryCategory: Delivery. Describes the method's domain of use.
Maps a service's path all the way to delivery and exposes wait times, waste, and bottlenecks.
Core question: How does one concrete work item move from request to delivery today?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
4-10
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Finds a system's bottleneck, aligns work around it, and cyclically checks whether flow improves.
Core question: Which constraint currently limits the system goal, and how will we exploit, subordinate, and elevate it?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-4 h Analyse, laufend
3-12
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Measures flow, wait times, and WIP to find the bottleneck and derive relief options.
Core question: Which step currently limits total throughput, and what evidence distinguishes the constraint from a local delay?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
3-8
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "clarify the planning question", "slice work smaller", and "calibrate regularly with reality".
Core question: How can the team make planning and delivery decisions with small work items, flow data, and frequent reforecasting without estimating every item upfront?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
laufend
2-12
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DeliveryCategory: Delivery. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves scope, sequence, and delivery flow toward a concrete result through "formulate the forecast question", "choose historical flow data", and "update the forecast regularly".
Core question: What probability distribution for completion duration or delivered count emerges when actual historical throughput values are repeatedly resampled?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.