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| Criterion | ![]() DevOps Blameless Postmortem | ![]() Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|
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 early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |
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