It does! So do previous bad experiences. Sometimes, the best you can do is trust in your team and constantly remind them what you expect from them and that you care about their work and else.
I have only done it once and it was a good way of deciding whether we were willing to live with the messed up things we knew about already. This link has a good framing:
Useful tips at the end. Still struggling to build that kind of environment. Company culture influence that a lot.
It does! So do previous bad experiences. Sometimes, the best you can do is trust in your team and constantly remind them what you expect from them and that you care about their work and else.
Post mortem is solid - great points in this one. Have you dabbled with pre-mortems?
I haven’t had that pleasure, only risk assessment. Anything you recommend? I’d love to get more details on this!
I have only done it once and it was a good way of deciding whether we were willing to live with the messed up things we knew about already. This link has a good framing:
https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/use-a-pre-mortem-to-identify-project-risks-before-they-occur
This is great. I appreciate it, Mike!
A very good summary of how to conduct post mortems. Nice how you subtly include concepts like “build traps”!