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Criterion	Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning	Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis	Operations 5 Whys	Operations A3 Problem Solving
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 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.	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.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	High	Low	Medium
Timedifferent	90-180 min	2-6 h	15-30 min	45-90 min
Participantsdifferent	4-12	3-10	2-6	2-5
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions	Root cause notes, Countermeasures	A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap	CadenceGovernanceExecution	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause	Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving	LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations