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I don't want the details

466 points · 226 comments · mooreds

  1. insanetake · · focus · HN ↗
    Every post-mortem I've done had:

    1. timeline of events

    2. impact

    3. 5 whys — the details of how and why things happend

    4. actionable items

    I've never seen a post-mortem without actionable items.

    1. mooreds · · focus · HN ↗
      Do the actionable items usually get implemented?
      1. sethammons · · focus · HN ↗
        You can expect what you inspect - Peter Drucker

        Action items need an a forcing feature (like an SLO) to insure they are picked up. And someone needs to follow up when the item isn't handled timely. It should show up in team performance metrics and guide changes to processes to insure they get done.

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