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| Criterion |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Facilitation Responsibility Poker |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |
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