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Criterion
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min60-120 min30-90 minAs needed
Participantsdifferent
3-84-103-124-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanPostmortem Doc, Action Items, TimelineIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
IncidentOperationsReliability
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