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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Agile Bucket System |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 30-90 min | 2-6 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | RiskRoot causeSafety | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |