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| Criterion |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  DevOps Incident Timeline Analysis |  Operations After-Action Review |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an incident with an unclear sequence, the method makes the timeline precisely visible. It separates perception, reaction, and delay so cause and effect become more clearly readable. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-180 min | 20-45 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering | LearningOperationsImprovement | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |