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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | 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 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. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 5-15 min | 30-60 min | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | StartupValidationCompetition | Root causeQualityOperations | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |