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| Criterion |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |