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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Operations Learning Review |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  DevOps Incident Command |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | As needed |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 4-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | IncidentOperationsReliability |