| Method | Approaches |
| THERP | Decomposes tasks into subtasks with clear reductionist characteristics |
| ASEP | Proceduralized detail categorizes it as a reductionist method |
| HEART | Decomposes tasks and classifies them, exhibiting clear reductionist features |
| SLIM-MAUD | Reliance on PSFs categorizes it as reductionist |
| ATHEANA | Hybrid method with holistic tendencies, emphasizing a holistic understanding of context |
| SPAR-H | Assesses context effects atomistically, exhibiting atomistic characteristics |
| HCR | Explicitly models time-dependent human reliability, considered holistic |
| CREAM | Basic method exhibits holistic tendencies; extended method shows reductionist tendencies |
| INTENT | Labeled as a holistic approach, limiting detailed comparison of communication paths |