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| Criterion |  Operations Runbook |  Product Strategy DIBB |  DevOps Incident Command |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 1-2 h | As needed | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-8 | 4-15 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | IncidentOperationsReliability | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |