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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT 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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
45–90 min20-40 min initial, dann laufendMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-103-152-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasROAM Board, Owner ListMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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