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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
20–45 min30-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group2-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis