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Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min je Interview20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-85-12 InterviewsSmall cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response ActionsInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
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FailureResilienceRisk
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
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