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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |
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