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Selected:Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisOutcome-Driven InnovationFault Tree AnalysisATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | 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. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. |
Complexitysame | High | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | Mehrere Wochen | 2-6 h | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-8 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | RiskRoot causeSafety | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders |