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| Criterion |  Operations Runbook |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionTreeOptions | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |