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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | Root causeQualityOperations | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |