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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  DevOps Game Day |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-6 h | Halber Tag | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 5-20 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ResilienceOperationsIncident | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |