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| Criterion |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  DevOps Incident Command |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | As needed | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-15 | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | IncidentOperationsReliability | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking |