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Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-6 h2-8 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-85-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
RiskRoot causeSafety
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis