Definition
A meeting after a project ends to analyze what went wrong and right, theoretically for learning but often devolving into blamestorming. Autopsy for failed initiatives.
Example Usage
The post-mortem revealed that everyone knew the project was doomed in month two but nobody wanted to speak up.
Origin
Medical terminology from Latin meaning 'after death,' adopted by business in the late 20th century
Fun Fact
Only 30% of organizations actually implement learnings from post-mortems, making them largely performative exercises in documented regret.
Source: Project management and organizational learning terminology
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