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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Engineering Golden Path |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
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 teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |
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