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Criterion
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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 story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h15-30 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1032-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe