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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Property Graph Schema Design |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Operations Barrier Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Property Graph Schema Design turns business and technical requirements into a robust graph schema. It fits when query patterns, constraints, and migrations need to be thought about together. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | 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 | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h initial, dann iterativ | 2-6 h | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Schema Diagram, Node and Relationship Catalog, Index Plan, Migration Scripts, Sample Queries | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | Knowledge graphModelingSemantic | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | Root causeSafetyIncident |