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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  DevOps Incident Timeline Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 2-6 h | 30-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering |