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| Criterion |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Operations Family Tree 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. | For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 60-120 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic |