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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
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Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree