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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
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HighLowLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h15-30 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-101-61
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
PrioritizationFocusTasks
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Pareto Analysis
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Fishbone Diagram
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Getting Things Done
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Ivy Lee Method