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Selected:Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisMonte Carlo ForecastingFault Tree AnalysisBarrier Analysis
| Criterion | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis | ![]() Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting | ![]() Operations Fault Tree Analysis | ![]() Operations Barrier 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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | 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. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 2-6 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ForecastingFlowDelivery | RiskRoot causeSafety | Root causeSafetyIncident |



