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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
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.When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
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Mehrere Tage bis Wochen3-14 Tage15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-650+2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
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MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
QuantitativeResearchValidation
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving