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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |
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