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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
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.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.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
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 minAs needed1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-84-153-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Root causeQualityOperations
IncidentOperationsReliability
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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