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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | Root causeQualityOperations |