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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | FailureResilienceRisk | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |