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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
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Timedifferent
2-6 h45-120 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-103-83-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving