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| Criterion | ![]() DevOps Blameless Postmortem | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 15-200 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |



