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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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 | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |
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