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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
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Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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Fault Tree Analysis
Purposedifferent
With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.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
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
RiskRoot causeSafety
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
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After-Action Review
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram