How to Conduct a Project Post-Mortem Meeting | Coffee with Brett

Learn what a post-mortem is in project management and why it’s beneficial, plus get best practices for running a project post-mortem meeting. Download the FREE project post-mortem meeting and report template here: teamgan.tt/3tRNEiX
0:00:00 - Intro
00:02:07 - What is a post-mortem in project management?
00:02:48 - Project post-mortem meeting benefits
00:04:18 - When to conduct a project post-mortem
00:05:20 - How to run an effective post-mortem meeting
00:05:28 - Step 1: Do a quick brain dump with your project team
00:07:01 - Step 2: Gather main themes and create a discussion guide
00:07:08 - Step 3: Schedule a structured follow-up meeting
00:08:08 - Sample rules for project post-mortem meetings
00:10:57 - Download a free post-mortem meeting and report template
In this episode, we discuss post-mortem meetings-also known as retrospective meetings, project debriefs, or post-project reviews.
A post-mortem meeting is when the team gathers at the end of a project or phase to examine how the project went. These post-project reviews aren’t just about uncovering issues. They’re about celebrating wins too!
Deathly connotations aside, post-mortems can help you boost efficiency, morale, and teamwork on future projects. Watch this video to learn how you can use retrospective meetings to uncover what worked-and what didn’t-and improve your process moving forward.
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[@bradfilm]

Great job.

[@BrandonBtabataT]

Great video! I'm enjoying these quick and caffeinated series.

[@teamgantt]

Thanks Brandon! We've got more in the works so keep an eye out!

[@Chubba4vt]

Really good video

[@chinabella1]

We use the term "Lessons Learned".

[@EdrikTan]

Post event performance review session

[@NevenaK]

We call it Lessons learned

[@ninafannin3797]

I am distracted by the Rilo Kiley album behind you. One of my favorite bands! But on a related note, we call post mortems “Lessons Learned”. I like the term Post Mortem though. May use that next time as a tribute to my true crime obsession. Love this video series!

[@brettsharned]

One of mine too, Nina. :) Thanks for sharing the name you use. I've heard these meetings calls a lot of things, mostly because people do not love the term "post mortem". I guess it gives them the chills. I guess the most important thing isn't the name as much as the outcomes of the meeting.Thanks for watching!

[@richardlionheart5880]

Post mortem sessions are not retrospective. That's a common misunderstanding. Post mortem is directed to the future with view backwards to identify what can get wrong, to identify hazards to the project. The hypothetical assumption is, that the project will fail and then to find out why this project has failed. That means after you established project plan and milestones, have meeting where the team imagine they are at a certain point of time in the future at which the project hast failed and the to identify why.

[@FreeHKer]

Seriously, get to the point. Cut out the juvenile stuff.

[@teamgantt]

Sorry you didn't like it. Just trying to have a little fun. :)