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Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
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RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier 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 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.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
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min2-6 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
RiskRoot causeSafety
Root causeSafetyIncident
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis