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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

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The Quick Take

FTA: Top-down analysis of how failures can occur.

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Look Closer

Working backward from a failure to identify all possible causes.

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The Bottom Line

Diagramming the combinations of events that could cause a problem.

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