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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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