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| Criterion |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-4 h | 1-2 h | 1-6 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause |