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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 for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause 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.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-102-63-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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ProcessOperationsImprovement
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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