# Mitigating potential failures
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Now that you have potential failures for components in a user story, you can focus on mitigations. First, review the potential trade-offs in relation to the potential impact and likelihood of each failure you uncovered. Then determine the required level of observability and select a mitigation strategy. The trade-offs should include the effort to instrument the right level of observability and mitigation strategy. Lastly, determine the right cadence to conduct regular resilience analysis reviews.

**Sections**
+ [Understanding trade-offs and risks](tradeoffs.md)
+ [Failure mode observability](observability.md)
+ [Common mitigation strategies](mitigation-strategies.md)
+ [Continuous improvement](continuous-improvement.md)