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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 20–45 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | Small cross-functional group | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |