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| Criterion |  DevOps Game Day |  DevOps ChatOps |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |  Operations Learning Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag | Ongoing | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 2-20 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ResilienceOperationsIncident | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations |