Here is a simple project postmortem template that can be used to gauge the success or failure of a project. Very easy to copy and paste into OneNote, and then share from there as a Notebook or a PDF. This made to give a clear analysis of the project to determine points of failure or pain so you can better plan projects in the future.
Use this to analyze your Simple Project Plan Template success or failure.
Project Name:
Start date: mm/dd/yyyy
Due date: mm/dd/yyyy
Description:
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Project success was determined by the following conditions:
1. Condition
2. Condition
3. Condition
The following success conditions were met with the following results:
1. Condition, result
2. Condition, result
The following success conditions were NOT met:
1. Condition
2. Condition
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Overall project assessment:
Score the project according to the measures provided below. [4 Outstanding, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Unsatisfactory]
[4/3/2/1] Was the overall project successful?
[4/3/2/1] Was the project completed within by the project due date?
[4/3/2/1] Were all of the success conditions met?
[4/3/2/1] How good was the project planning?
[4/3/2/1] How was the communication between team members?
[4/3/2/1] How was the communication between the project team and the supervisor?
[4/3/2/1] How was the cooperation between team members? Copy and paste scoring to add any additional questions.
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Key Accomplishments
1. What went right?
2. What worked well?
3. What was found to be particularly useful?
4. Project highlights
Key Problem Areas
1. What went wrong?
2. What project processes didn’t work well?
3. What specific processes caused problems?
4. What were the effects of key problems areas (i.e. on budget, schedule, etc.)?
5. Technical challenges
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Lessons learned:
1. Item
2. Item
3. Item
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Post project tasks/Future considerations:
1. Ongoing maintenance requirements?
2. What tasks or activities still need to be completed.
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