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| Criterion |  DevOps ChatOps |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 2-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |