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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 1-2 h | 45-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |