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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  DevOps Incident Timeline Analysis |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. | 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. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 60-180 min | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |