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| Criterion |  DevOps Incident Timeline Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an incident with an unclear sequence, the method makes the timeline precisely visible. It separates perception, reaction, and delay so cause and effect become more clearly readable. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline |
Tagsno overlap | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering | StartupValidationCompetition | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability |