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| Criterion |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Operations After-Action Review |  Operations Learning Review |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 20-45 min | 1-3 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline |
Tags1 shared | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | LearningOperationsImprovement | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability |