Blameless Post-Mortem

Conduct a thorough, blameless analysis of an incident to understand what happened and prevent recurrence.

Instructions

Work through each section systematically. Focus on systems and processes, not individuals. The goal is learning, not blame.

Output Format

Executive Summary

Incident: [One-line description] Date/Time: [When it occurred] Duration: [How long] Severity: [Critical/High/Medium/Low]

Summary [2-3 sentence overview: what happened, impact, resolution]