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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree 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.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
20–45 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group3-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions
Tags1 shared
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
RiskRoot causeSafety
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis