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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | Root causeQualityOperations | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |