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| Criterion |  Operations Barrier Analysis |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 45-60 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeSafetyIncident | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskRoot causeSafety |