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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  DevOps Incident Command |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 2-6 h | As needed |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | IncidentOperationsReliability |