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Selected:Blameless PostmortemGolden PathArchitecture Communication CanvasArchitecture Decision Record
| Criterion |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Engineering Golden Path |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  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. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 60-120 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |