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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
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 decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.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.
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Timedifferent
2-6 h60-120 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-104-103-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
RiskRoot causeSafety
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Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis