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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier 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 a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45-120 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-62-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Root causeSafetyIncident
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Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)