# Post-Mortem: [Milestone/Project Name] ## Document Status - **Date**: [Date] - **Facilitator**: producer - **Participants**: [List of agents/people involved] - **Period Covered**: [Start date] to [End date] ## Summary [2-3 sentence summary of what this milestone/project accomplished] ## Goals vs Results | Goal | Target | Result | Status | | ---- | ------ | ------ | ------ | | [Goal 1] | [Metric] | [Actual] | [Met / Partially / Missed] | ## Timeline | Date | Event | Impact | | ---- | ----- | ------ | | [Date] | [What happened] | [How it affected the project] | ## What Went Well ### [Category 1: e.g., Technical Execution] **What**: [Description] **Why it worked**: [Root cause of success] **How to repeat**: [What to keep doing] ### [Category 2: e.g., Team Coordination] **What**: [Description] **Why it worked**: [Root cause] **How to repeat**: [Action] ## What Went Poorly ### [Category 1: e.g., Scope Management] **What**: [Description] **Root cause**: [Why this happened] **Impact**: [Time/quality/morale cost] **Prevention**: [How to avoid next time] ### [Category 2] [Same structure] ## Key Metrics | Metric | Target | Actual | Notes | | ------ | ------ | ------ | ----- | | Tasks completed | [N] | [N] | | | Bugs found | — | [N] | | | Bugs fixed | — | [N] | | | Estimation accuracy | 100% | [N%] | | | Scope changes | 0 | [N] | | ## Lessons Learned 1. **[Lesson]**: [Explanation and how it changes future work] 2. **[Lesson]**: [Explanation] ## Action Items | # | Action | Owner | Deadline | Status | | - | ------ | ----- | -------- | ------ | | 1 | [Action] | [Who] | [When] | [Open/Done] | ## Acknowledgments [Call out exceptional contributions]