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| Criterion |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
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 service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 6-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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