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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | Half day | 45-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |