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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT 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 critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowHigh
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend2-6 h45-90 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-82-62-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RiskRoot causeSafety
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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