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Criterion
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-180 min45-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-62-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
Tagsno overlap
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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