fault tree analysis
📖 ISTQB Glossary
Official ISTQB Definition
A technique for analyzing the causes of failures that uses a hierarchical model of events and their logical relationships.
3 Ways to Think About It
The Quick Take
FTA: Top-down analysis of how failures can occur.
Look Closer
Working backward from a failure to identify all possible causes.
The Bottom Line
Diagramming the combinations of events that could cause a problem.
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