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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Operations Change Analysis |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 2-8 h | 45-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |