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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
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 a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-62-5
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic MeasuresMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis