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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min2-8 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
Root causeQualityOperations
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam