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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30–60 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-82-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Root causeSafetyIncident
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis