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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Operations Change Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-180 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 1-6 | 1-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison |