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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |