After-Action Review
Four questions. Twenty minutes. One page.
The military runs one of these after every mission, win or lose. No blame, no excuses, just an honest look at the gap between the plan and what happened. Fill this in on the screen and print it, or print it blank and do it with a pen.
1
What was supposed to happen?
The plan, the scope, the timeline, the budget. What did everyone agree to?
2
What actually happened?
Just the facts, in order. No interpretation yet.
3
Why was there a difference?
Keep asking why until you hit something you control.
4
What are we doing differently?
One change. Specific enough that someone could do it tomorrow.
The one change
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