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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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. | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | 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 | Medium | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 2-6 h | 2-6 h | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | RiskRoot causeSafety | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |