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Criterion
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-101-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Postmortem Doc, Action Items, TimelineDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments