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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Operations Time Blocking |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | PlanningTime managementFocus | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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