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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tags1 shared | FailureResilienceRisk | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |
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