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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Visual Management | ![]() Operations PDCA Cycle | ![]() DevOps Blameless Postmortem | ![]() Operations Learning Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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. | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations |



