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Criterion	Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning	Operations A3 Problem Solving	Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis	Operations Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent	It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.	For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.	For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Medium	High	Low
Timedifferent	90-180 min	45-90 min	2-6 h	30-60 min
Participantsdifferent	4-12	2-5	3-10	2-8
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory	A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions	Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap	CadenceGovernanceExecution	LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause	Root causeQualityOperations