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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  DevOps Incident Command |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  DevOps Game Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | As needed | 2-6 h | Halber Tag |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-15 | 3-10 | 5-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | IncidentOperationsReliability | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | ResilienceOperationsIncident |