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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 2-6 h | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | Root causeQualityOperations |