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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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 | Medium | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-6 h | 1-2 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |