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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 2-6 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |
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