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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45–90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-101-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasRAID Log, Status Report SourceBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Root causeSafetyIncident
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Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)