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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Operations Process Mapping |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 1-3 h | 30-240 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | ProcessOperationsImprovement | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | LearningOperationsImprovement |