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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-5 Tage | 2-6 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | Root causeQualityOperations |