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Selected:Causal Factor AnalysisFault Tree AnalysisARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)MORT Analysis
| Criterion |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations MORT 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. | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | 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 | High | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 2-6 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations |
Tagsno overlap | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | RiskRoot causeSafety | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident |