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| Criterion | ![]() DevOps Incident Command | ![]() DevOps Blameless Postmortem | ![]() Operations MORT Analysis | ![]() Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | 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 | High | Low |
Timedifferent | As needed | 30-90 min | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-15 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tags1 shared | IncidentOperationsReliability | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |



