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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause 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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend2-6 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)3-83-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
RiskRoot causeSafety
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis