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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | 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 | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 30-60 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |
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