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Selected:Root Cause AnalysisARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Root Cause Tree AnalysisBarrier Analysis
| Criterion |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis |  Operations Barrier Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Root causeTreeIncidentQuality | Root causeSafetyIncident |