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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
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Process Mapping
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier 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 safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-102-62-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeSafetyIncident
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree 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 for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis