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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | 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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-240 min | 30-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |