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Criterion	Operations Fishbone Diagram	Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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.	The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.	An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Low	High	Low	High
Timedifferent	30-60 min	Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews	15-45 min	2-6 h
Participantsdifferent	2-8	5-12	1-3	3-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Workshop + async	Async	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog	Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap	Root causeQualityOperations	ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause