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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring.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 risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus2-4 h30-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesFamily Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic MeasuresPostmortem Doc, Action Items, TimelineBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
Root causeSafetyIncident
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