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Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Purpose
In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.
Complexity
Medium
Time
30-180 min
Participants
1-6
Format
Workshop + async
Output
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area
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TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
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