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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.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 safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend2-6 h20-40 min initial, dann laufendMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)3-83-152-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsROAM Board, Owner ListMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
RiskRoot causeSafety
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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