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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Operations 5 Whys |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | 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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-6 Wochen | 15-30 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |