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Criterion
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring.For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
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Timedifferent
2-4 hOngoing30-60 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-62-202-102-6
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic MeasuresChat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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