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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-180 min | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |