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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Operations 5 Whys |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-4 h | 15-30 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |