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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Agile WSJF |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |