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Criterion
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario 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.In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-180 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaFailure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions
Tagsno overlap
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
FailureResilienceRisk
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Paper illustration for Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting.
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