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| Criterion |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 45-60 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-4 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |