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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.
Complexitydifferent
HighMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
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Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test