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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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 series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-6 | 2-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic |