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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Operations Barrier Analysis |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 2-4 h | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-6 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | Root causeSafetyIncident | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |
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