Risk Assessment

Bow-Tie Analysis

Maps causes, controls, and consequences of a hazard event in a single visual model

Rubric Type

qualitative-impact

Complexity

medium

Extractor

risk

Required Inputs

SolveRight's AI extractor automatically derives these data points from your decision description:

  • ✓hazard identification
  • ✓threat scenarios
  • ✓consequence scenarios
  • ✓preventive barriers
  • ✓mitigating barriers

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How Bow-Tie Analysis Works in SolveRight

When you run a decision through SolveRight, Bow-Tie Analysis is one of up to 155 frameworks that analyze your options simultaneously. The AI extractor identifies 5 key data points from your decision description, then the qualitative-impact rubric computes a normalized 0-100 score for each option. This score is combined with results from other frameworks to produce your overall ranking, with contradiction detection highlighting where Bow-Tie Analysisdisagrees with other methodologies.

Bow-Tie Analysis — Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bow-Tie Analysis?+
Maps causes, controls, and consequences of a hazard event in a single visual model. In SolveRight, Bow-Tie Analysis uses a qualitative-impact rubric to compute a normalized 0–100 score for each option.
When should I use Bow-Tie Analysis?+
Bow-Tie Analysis is best suited for Risk Assessment decisions. It evaluates factors like hazard identification, threat scenarios, consequence scenarios, making it valuable when you need identifying, quantifying, and mitigating potential downsides.
How does SolveRight use Bow-Tie Analysis?+
SolveRight runs Bow-Tie Analysis alongside up to 154 other frameworks simultaneously. The AI extractor identifies 5 key data points from your decision description, then the qualitative-impact rubric computes deterministic scores. If Bow-Tie Analysis disagrees with other frameworks, contradiction detection highlights the divergence.
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