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Criterion
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause 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.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
5-15 min30-60 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-51-62-63-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
StartupValidationCompetition
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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