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| Criterion | ![]() Engineering Fault Isolation | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 6-30 Experten | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis |



