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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.
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Mehrere Tage bis Wochen45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-62-83-10
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
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Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
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