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| Criterion |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Operations Barrier Analysis |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 5-15 min | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-20 | 2-6 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | Root causeSafetyIncident | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |