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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | 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 | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-180 min | 1-6 Wochen | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | 4-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |