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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of Scatter Diagram with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Scatter Diagram
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.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-81-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsScatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
Root causeQualityVisualization
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving