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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
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Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional30-60 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
1-5Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1-63-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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