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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
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighHigh
Timedifferent
20–45 min2-6 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group3-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
RiskRoot causeSafety
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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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.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing