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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20–45 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Small cross-functional group | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |
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