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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 2-6 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |