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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45–90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-103-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
RiskRoot causeSafety
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis