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| Criterion |  Decision Making RAPID |  Operations 5 Whys |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-30 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |