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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  DevOps Incident Timeline Analysis |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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. | 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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 60-180 min | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-10 | 3-12 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |