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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
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Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Purposedifferent
When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration.In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen1-3 h20-40 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-63-83-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementFailure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response ActionsROAM Board, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
FailureResilienceRisk
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram