Difficult to estimate the damage scope and the consequences of the incident, resulting in uncertainties about how to manage the critical situation.

In the event of liability, high compensation payments may be demanded.

Uncertainty about who to trust in critical situations and fear that internal information could become public and severely damage reputation.

Overall anxiety of the consequences due to a loss of control.

Handling multiple different stakeholders in a non-transparent critical situation is difficult. In addition, knowing how to select and apply the right failure assessment method(s) requires specialist expert input.