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Criterion
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
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 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.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 risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-180 minOngoingMehrere Tage bis Wochen2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-62-202-62-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaChat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeSafetyIncident
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