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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method | ![]() Operations Fishbone Diagram | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects 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. | 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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | Root causeQualityOperations | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |



