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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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 | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Root causeQualityOperations | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |