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| Criterion |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Operations 5 Whys |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 15-30 min | 5-15 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | StartupValidationCompetition | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |