after-action
Following the operation
After-action describes review or analysis conducted following a completed operation, event, or exercise.
Military and emergency services use after-action reports to document what happened and identify lessons learned.
The term has spread to business and other fields: The team held an after-action meeting to discuss the product launch.
Post-mission questioning session
- briefingConcise information session
- reportFormal written findings
- missionPurpose-driven task
- operationProcess of working
assessment · commander · tactics · strategy · intelligence · soldiers · objectives · logistics
Methodical study of parts
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- feedbackReturned response data
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- findingsConclusions from investigation
summary · recommendations · documentation · critique · postmortem · retrospective · examination · discussion
Observing one's own mind
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- growthIncrease in size
- realizationGrasping what's true
- understandingMental comprehension of something
perspective · self-assessment · hindsight · takeaways · experience · learning · awareness · epiphany
debrief
Post-mission questioning session
operation · assessment · commander · tactics · strategy · intelligence · soldiers · objectives · logistics · coordination
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- feedbackReturned response data
- lessonsUnits of teaching
findings · summary · recommendations · documentation · critique · postmortem · retrospective · examination · discussion · improvement
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- growthIncrease in size
- realizationGrasping what's true
understanding · perspective · self-assessment · hindsight · takeaways · experience · learning · awareness · epiphany · contemplation
after-actionpre-action
Before the main deed
preparatory · preliminary · anticipatory · advance · before
after-actionreal-time
Occurring without processing delay
live · operational · active · concurrent
after, action, acting, actor, actress, acts, active, activate, activated