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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause 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.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 process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.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
LowHighHighMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend2-6 h2-6 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-103-103-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective ActionsFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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