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| Criterion |  Operations DMAIC |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together. | 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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-12 Wochen | 30-90 min | 45-120 min | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control Plan | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |