postmortems
Examinations after death
Postmortems are examinations conducted after death to determine cause—autopsies.
The term extends to any analysis of something that has ended: The team held a postmortem on why the project failed.
In business and tech, postmortems review completed projects to identify what went wrong and what worked.
The singular is postmortem.
Reviewing what came before
- reviewCritical written assessment
- debriefPost-mission questioning session
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- failureLack of success
root-cause · incident · project · evaluation · feedback · improvement · blame · accountability
Medical examination after death
- coronerPublic death investigator
- pathologistDisease diagnosis specialist
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- toxicologyScience of poisons
dissection · morgue · cadaver · examination · tissue · organ · findings · body
Repeated broadcast segment
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- statsNumerical information, abbreviated
- damageHarm or impairment
match · defeat · killstreak · spectator · analysis · performance · mistakes · round
retrospective
Reviewing what came before
- reviewCritical written assessment
- debriefPost-mission questioning session
- analysisMethodical study of parts
failure · root-cause · incident · project · evaluation · feedback · improvement · blame · accountability · documentation
autopsy
Medical examination after death
- coronerPublic death investigator
- pathologistDisease diagnosis specialist
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
toxicology · dissection · morgue · cadaver · examination · tissue · organ · findings · body · deceased
replay
Repeated broadcast segment
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- statsNumerical information, abbreviated
damage · match · defeat · killstreak · spectator · analysis · performance · mistakes · round · competitive
postmortemsclinical examinations
Diagnostic assessments by physicians
physical exams · biopsies · diagnostic procedures · surgeries · physical examinations
postmortemspremortems
Pre-failure diagnostic exercises
risk assessments · forecasting · strategic planning · feasibility studies · kickoff meetings
- postmortem analysisReview after completion
- postmortem examinationDissection to determine death's cause
- postmortem examMedical examination after death