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| Criterion |  Agile Story Points |  Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis |  Operations Barrier Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data. | 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 |
Timedifferent | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 1-3 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-9 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationAgileMeasurement | Root causeTreeIncidentQuality | Root causeSafetyIncident |
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