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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 20–45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |