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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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 growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 1-2 Wochen | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |