Template:Post mortem

This template is used for teams conducting a post-release assessment of how successful they were at meeting their self-imposed set of deliverables on schedule and with community involvement.

Things we did well

 * Each person involved should state one thing the team did well, or improved substantially, during this release cycle over the previous one.

Things we did not do so well

 * Each person involved should state one thing the team did not do well, or which may have regressed, during this release cycle compared to the previous one.

Deliverable assessments

 * Deliverable 1
 * Was this deliverable finished on schedule?
 * Does a repeatable process occur for this deliverable, including:
 * information about its purpose
 * guidance on how to create it
 * a list of stakeholders interested in it
 * Did the deliverable receive contribution from a wider community than the previous release, if appropriate?
 * Is there any way to assess how it was received?
 * Deliverable 2
 * etc.
 * etc.

Unfinished deliverables

 * For each deliverable not finished:
 * Why was it not finished?
 * What was the impact?
 * Is there a continuing need for this deliverable?
 * If so, how can the team better prepare for and complete it for the next release?

New deliverables

 * For each gap identified in the deliverables this release:
 * Are there one or more specific deliverables that would close the gap?
 * Is there any interest in producing them for the next release?
 * Can they be produced with existing tools and services?
 * If not, consider whether there are enough people skilled and interested enough to finish a project to create the tools/services needed. Not every idea can be made into a reality without hands to do the work.
 * Would the new deliverable(s) replace/obsolete any existing deliverables?