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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | 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. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min je Interview | 20–45 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 5-12 Interviews | Small cross-functional group | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity |