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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off 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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
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HighMedium
Timedifferent
Mehrere Tage bis Wochen45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
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Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis