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| Criterion | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis | ![]() UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 2-6 h | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 3-10 | 4-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |
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