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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Operations Change Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | 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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-120 min | 2-6 h | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison |