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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 45-90 min | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |