- Abject Failure
- a catastrophic failure in which permanent damage is caused and cannot be recovered from.
- Structural Failure
- integral part of a design fails, but does not cause permanent damage to one's reputation.
- Glorious Failure
- going down, in the blaze of glory where no recovery is possible, but it was fun watching.
- Common Failure
- recurring, minor failures that do not affect design.
- Version Failure
- each iteration of a design has small failures directly related to the design, but are correctable.
- Predicted Failure
- unknown yet expected mistakes, otherwise known as the reason why you always prototype.
I like these distinctions; I think they serve well as guidance as to what types of failures to expect, and provides a predictive sensibility of how to react. You want to avoid the abject failure at all costs, while the glorious failure at least is entertaining and can provide a laugh. Structural failure points to an internal process problem that needs to be corrected, whereas common failures are sometimes annoying to some, but have little bearing on the outcome.
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