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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Operations Barrier Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | 1-3 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-10 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | Root causeSafetyIncident |