CHAPTER 4
Formal After Action Review
Typically, the formal After Action Review method is used for activities with larger scope. This can include construction projects, product launches, new legislation rollouts, or new public or private industry programs.
In Information Technology, the after action review process is sometimes called the Post Implementation Review. Likewise, depending upon the nature of the industry or profession, the concept of After Action Review may be referred to by a different name. Sometimes, the term “conducting a Post Mortem” is used. This implies that the activity-in-focus will be “dissected” to understand what happened and what can be learned from it.
In this guide, I provide a generic method that can be customized to suit a specific need. Unlike the Informal AAR where some light knowledge and experience of facilitation and brainstorming could suffice, in the formal AAR, an experienced facilitator is needed to help design...
