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Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-180 min0.5-2 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-64-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting.
Engineering
Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping