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| Criterion |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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