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| Criterion |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 30-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | Root causeQualityOperations | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |