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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | FailureResilienceRisk | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |