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Criterion
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Postmortem Doc, Action Items, TimelineStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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