after-action report
Post-event analysis document
An after-action report is a formal review conducted after a military operation, project, or significant event to evaluate what happened, what worked, what didn't, and what should be done differently next time.
Originally military terminology, the practice has spread to business, emergency response, and other fields: The team submitted an after-action report within 48 hours of the incident.
Often abbreviated AAR.
- debriefPost-mission questioning session
- lessons learnedKnowledge from experience
- postmortemExamination after death
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- analysisMethodical study of parts
mission · military · review · performance review · critique · hot wash · briefing · operations · command post · evaluation · feedback · incident · combat · troop movement · deployment · documentation · findings · recommendations
after-action reportmission brief
Operational assignment outline
battle plan · mission planning · strategic plan · advance directive · forecast
after-action reportforecast
Prediction of future conditions
projection · risk assessment · threat assessment · feasibility study · contingency plan
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