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| Criterion |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-8 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tags1 shared | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | DecisionTreeOptions |
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